Artist: Karel Dujardin
Date: 1678
Museum: Te Papa (Wellington, New Zealand)
Technique: Etching
Karel Dujardin (1622 –1678) was a Dutch Golden Age painter and etcher of landscapes, cattle, genre scenes, portraits, and religious subjects. He was a son of the painter Guilliam Dujardin (b. 1597). Who taught Dujardin is unknown, possibly Nicolaes Berchem (1620-1683) or Paulus Potter (1625-1654), as the influence of both painters is visible in his work. Besides his Italian landscapes, Dujardin also painted portraits and historical scenes in a classicised style which are smooth, elegant and colourful. While in the Netherlands, Dujardin lived in The Hague and Amsterdam. In 1675, he travelled to Italy, where his style changed completely; his figures were now smaller and the tone was darker. In Rome, Dujardin joined a society of Dutch artists called the Bentvueghels and was nicknamed
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