Beaux-Arts de Carcassonne - Vue de la ville de Leyde - Anthonie Jansz

Anthonie Jansz van der Croos (1606/07–1662/63Croos, Anthonie Jansz. van der
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painter, draughtsman and poet. Though probably born and raised in Alkmaar, from 1634 on Croos lived and worked mostly in

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. He primarily painted landscapes. For example, a ''Dutch landscape'' (''Paesaggio olandese'', in Italian) by van der Croos belongs to ''Pedriali collection'' (''Collezione Pedriali'') in the City Museum of

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). He was influenced by

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. He died in The Hague between 8 March 1662 and 14 September 1663.

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