Albert Klomp
Klomp or Albert Klomp (Amsterdam, Baptized 11 March 1625 - earliest 20 December 1688) was a Dutch Golden Age painter, who specialized in painting rural landscapes with animals. Klomp's typical pastoral landscape paintings can be seen in museums such as the Rijksmuseum, the Fitzwilliam Museum, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Klomp's work is reminiscent of that of Paulus Potter.
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Albert Klomp
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- Born
- Baptized 11 March 1625
- Birthplace
- Amsterdam
- Died
- 20 December 1688
- Known for
- Pastoral Landscape Painting
- Nationality
- Netherlands
- Occupation
- painter
- Fields
- landscape · animal
- Languages
- Dutch
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Klomp or Albert Klomp (Amsterdam, Baptized 11 March 1625 - earliest 20 December 1688) was a Dutch Golden Age painter, who specialized in painting rural landscapes with animals. Klomp's typical pastoral landscape paintings can be seen in museums such as the Rijksmuseum, the Fitzwilliam Museum, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Klomp's work is reminiscent of that of Paulus Potter.
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Although it is not certain that they worked together, the two artists share similar subjects and style, and Klomp's work has been wrongly attributed to Potter in the past.
The recorded working language is Dutch. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are landscape and animal. Places of work recorded in the authority are Amsterdam. Works named in the authority record are Landscape with cattle and Landscape with Cattle (SK-C-162). Work by Albert Klomp is recorded in the collections of Amsterdam Museum, Rijksmuseum, Statens Museum for Kunst, Bavarian State Painting Collections and Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium.
Albert Klomp, Albert Jansz. Klomp - Cattle Piece - 349 - Fitzwilliam Museum
Albert Klomp · Art UK
Albert Klomp, Albert Jansz. Klomp - Cattle in a Landscape - 346 - Fitzwilliam Museum
Albert Klomp · Art UK
Key facts
Key facts
• Born — Baptized 11 March 1625 • Birthplace — Amsterdam • Died — 20 December 1688 • Place of death — Amsterdam • Known for — Pastoral Landscape Painting
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Gallery
• Illustration — A Bull in a Meadow with Goats by a Tree • Illustration — Landscape with Cattle • Illustration — Landscape with Cattle • Illustration — Landscape with Cattle
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