Cornelis van Poelenburgh
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Cornelis van Poelenburgh was a Dutch painter active in the Baroque period, known for his small-scale landscapes. He was part of a group of Dutch artists in Rome around 1620, influenced by the Italian style and artists like Adam Elsheimer. His work, along with that of his contemporary Bartolomeus Breenbergh, introduced an Italianate style to Dutch painting, characterized by rich colors and a sense of fantasy.12
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