Benjamin Gerritsz. Cuyp

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Benjamin Gerritsz. Cuyp

Dutch painter

Also known as: Benjamin Gerritsz. Cuijp, Benjamin Gerritszoon Cuyp

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In full:: Benjamin Gerritszoon Cuyp

Cuyp also spelled:: Cuijp

Born:: December 1612, Dordrecht, Netherlands

Died:: August 28, 1652, Dordrecht (aged 39)

Benjamin Gerritsz. Cuyp (born December 1612, Dordrecht, Netherlands—died August 28, 1652, Dordrecht) was a Dutch artist who painted landscapes, genre scenes, battle pieces, and religious subjects in a Baroque style that appears to have been influenced by Rembrandt’s dramatic use of chiaroscuro. His nephew Aelbert Cuyp and his uncle Jacob Gerritszoon Cuyp were both noted painters.

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