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Albert Eckhout
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Krijgsdans of the Tapuya
Painting ID:: 42694
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Albert Eckhout
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Groningen, 1610 - 1666,was a Dutch portrait and still life painter. Eckhout was among the first European artists to paint scenes from the New World. In 1636, he traveled to Dutch Brazil, invited by count John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen. There, he painted portraits of natives, slaves and mulattos. He is also famous for his still lifes of Brazilian fruits and vegetables. The majority of his work is now stored at the National Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen. In art history, he is taken to be part of Baroque. |
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Krijgsdans of the Tapuya |
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MK169
1691-94 ceiling painting in the ship of the Sant lgnazio cream |
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