Ludolf Backhuysen

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Ludolf Backhuysen

Dutch painter

Also known as: Ludolf Bakhuizen, Ludolf Bakhuysen

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Backhuysen also spelled:: Bakhuysen or Bakhuizen

Born:: December 28, 1630, Emden, East Frisia [Germany]

Buried:: November 12, 1708, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Also Known As:: Ludolf Bakhuysen; Ludolf Bakhuizen

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Ludolf Backhuysen (born December 28, 1630, Emden, East Frisia [Germany]—buried November 12, 1708, Amsterdam, Netherlands) was a Dutch painter, celebrated for his sea pieces.

Backhuysen studied under the Dutch painters Allart van Everdingen and Hendrik Dubbels. His numerous compositions are nearly all variations of marine themes, in a style peculiarly his own, marked by intense realism. In his later years Backhuysen employed his time in etching and calligraphy.

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