Abraham van Dijck: A Master of Dutch Baroque Drama Abraham van Dijck (Dyck), born around 1635 in Amsterdam, Netherlands, stands as a pivotal figure within the Dutch Golden Age artistic landscape—a period characterized by unprecedented prosperity and cultural innovation. While biographical details remain somewhat elusive due to incomplete records, scholars believe he was apprenticed to Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn sometime around 1650, marking him amongst Rembrandt’s most esteemed pupils and cementing his place within the influential Amsterdam atelier. His untimely death in Dordrecht in 168…