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Cornelis Gerritsz Decker (1618,
David Decker
who was registered in the Haarlem guild as a pupil of Gerrit Claesz Bleker in Haarlem in 1640. David Decker's only known artwork was formerly attributed to Cornelis and shows strong similarity with his work.David Decker
in the RKD Cornelis Gerritsz Decker became a member of the Haarlem Guild of St. Luke in 1643.
He painted landscapes in the manner of
in the
Cornelis Gerritsz Decker
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Cornelis Gerritsz Decker (1618, Haarlem
Haarlem (; predecessor of ''Harlem'' in English language, English) is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the Provinces of the Nether ...
– 1678, Haarlem
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), was a Dutch Golden Age
The Dutch Golden Age ( ) was a period in the history of the Netherlands which roughly lasted from 1588, when the Dutch Republic was established, to 1672, when the '' Rampjaar'' occurred. During this period, Dutch trade, scientific development ...
landscape painter.
Life
He was possibly a relation oDavid Decker
who was registered in the Haarlem guild as a pupil of Gerrit Claesz Bleker in Haarlem in 1640. David Decker's only known artwork was formerly attributed to Cornelis and shows strong similarity with his work.
in the RKD Cornelis Gerritsz Decker became a member of the Haarlem Guild of St. Luke in 1643.
Work
He painted landscapes in the manner of Jacob van Ruisdael
Jacob Isaackszoon van Ruisdael (; 1629 – 10 March 1682) was a Dutch painter, draughtsman, and etcher. He is generally considered the pre-eminent landscape painter of the Dutch Golden Age, a period of great wealth and cultural achie ...
. Some of the staffage
In painting, staffage () are the human and animal figures depicted in a scene, especially a landscape
A landscape is the visible features of an area of land, its landforms, and how they integrate with natural or human-made features, often c ...
in his landscapes was painted by Adriaen van Ostade, Philips Wouwerman
Philips Wouwerman (also Wouwermans) (24 May 1619 (baptized) – 19 May 1668) was a Dutch painter of hunting, landscape and battle scenes. He became prolific during the Dutch Golden Age and joined the Haarlem Guild of St. Luke.
Life and work
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and Johannes Lingelbach.Cornelis Gerritsz Deckerin the
RKD
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1618 births
1678 deaths
Dutch Golden Age painters
Dutch male painters
Painters from Haarlem