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Albert Eckhout
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Mameluca woman
Painting ID:: 91738
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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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Mameluca woman |
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c 1641-1644. Oil on canvas. 265 X 157 cm.
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