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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)
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Cuyp, Benjamin Gerritsz.: Interior of a Peasant Hut
Interior of a Peasant Hut, oil on panel by Benjamin Gerritsz. Cuyp, 1630–52; in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
Benjamin Gerritsz. Cuyp
Dutch painter
Also known as: Benjamin Gerritsz. Cuijp, Benjamin Gerritszoon Cuyp(Show More)
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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