Karel Dujardin (1640-1678), Dutch wildlife and landscape painter.

Karel Dujardins, commedia dell'arte show, dated 1657 (Louvre)

Dujardin was born in Amsterdam in 1640. He went to Italy when young, and became a member of the Society of Painters at Rome, among whom, he was known as 'Barba di Becco'. In Rome, his works met with general approbation. Download high resolution version (700x603, 102 KB)Karel Dujardins, commedia dellarte show, dated 1657 (Louvre) The two-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100... Download high resolution version (700x603, 102 KB)Karel Dujardins, commedia dellarte show, dated 1657 (Louvre) The two-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100... Amsterdam Location Flag Country Netherlands Province North Holland Population 742,951(1 January 2005) Coordinates Website www. ... City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC (mythical), early 1st millennium BC (archaeological) Region Latium Area  - City Proper  1285 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2,553,873 almost 4,300,000 1. ...

On his way to his native country, he contracted considerable debts at Lyon, to free himself from which, he married his old and rich landlady. He went with her to Amsterdam, where his pictures were valued very highly. He soon secretly left his home in that city, probably from dislike of his wife, and went back to Rome, where he was welcomed by his old friends and admirers, and lived at great expense. Thence he went to Venice, where he died in 1678, in the prime of his life. Three of the main sights in Lyon, the Cathedral St-Jean, the Basilica Notre Dame de Fourvière, and the Tour métallique de Fourvière City flag City coat of arms Motto: (Franco-Provençal: Forward, forward, Lyon the best) Coordinates : , Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) Administration Subdivisions 9...

His landscapes have spirit and harmony, his figures of expression, and his colour the brilliancy which distinguishes his school. His paintings are rare and command a high price. He also published fifty-two landscaped etched with much spirit and ease. The Harvesters, by Pieter Brueghel the Elder, 1565: Peace and agriculture in a pre-Romantic ideal landscape, without sublime terrors The term Landscape as most westerners use it, is completely entrenched in western notions of land, nature and art. ... This page discusses etching in connection with printing and art. ...

Dujardin's Work

The sick kid

The Hearding boy

Rest in an Italian public house

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