Paulus Bor (; 10 August 1669) was a

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artist, representative of the "

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", member of the art society "

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Biography

Anonymous Initiation of a Bentveughel in Rome

Bor, who was born and died in

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, was descended from a notable Catholic family. He made a study trip to

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, where he was one of the founders of the ''Bentvueghels'', taking the nickname Orlando. He returned in 1626 to Amersfoort and joined

Jacob van Campen Jacob van Campen (2 February 1596 — 13 September 1657) was a Dutch artist and architect of the Golden Age. Life He was born into a wealthy family at Haarlem and spent his youth in his hometown. Being of noble birth and with time on his han ...

in the decoration of the palace Honselaarsdijk belonging to Frederik Hendrik.; In 1635, painted after a stay in Rome, significant is the work "La Maddalena". In 1656, he became regent of the godshuis "De Armen de Poth" in Amersfoort. Bor's style of painting was rather at odds with that of

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from

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. He initially painted rather

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-like

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s, but his works fast became marked by a classicism related to that of his townsman van Campen. Through unusual compositions and primitive technique, his paintings depict strange and mysterious subjects.

Selected works

* ''The Annunciation of the Virgin's Death'' (Dutch: ''De Annunciatie door Gabriël aan de Maagd van haar ophanden zijnde dood''), c. 1635–1640 (

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