Encyclopedia of world art online Art gallery Studio-I. Albert Cuyp(1620-1691) This issue was prepared with the financial support of LLC Spectrograms Novosibirsk Issue 232. Within the framework of National Educational ProgramEncyclopedia of World Art, on the website of the gallery interior paintingStudio-I(stydiai.ru),page Artists -K placed new information. Art lovers can explore the works of famous Dutch painter, graphic artist and engraver of the Baroque era, known for its magnificent landscapes Albert Cuyp. Albert Gerrits Cuyp, Dutch painter, engraver and etcher, was born October 20, 16230, in the city of Dordrecht in the southern Netherlands in the family of the artist, a well-known portrait painter Jakob Gerrits Cuyp, a disciple of Abraham Blumert of Utrecht. Grandfather and uncle of Albert Cuyp were also artists, main specialization which were stained. Interest in painting the boy appeared very early, which is not surprising:the father often took his son with him to the Studio, where the future artist helped his father in the preparation of paints, long considered the finished work of his father and the creative process of creating works. Cuyp senior encouraged this interest of Albert, and it became his first teacher.Whatever it was, but in the early 1640s, the father and son Cuyp already have worked together to execute incoming orders: Jakob created on canvas and boards portraits, and Albert was supplied from the rear of the landscape background. Gradually with the growth of professional skills and gaining confidence in their professional abilities, the Albert Cuyp was to create and fully independent works.There is a version that landscape painting Albert Cuyp studied at the Jan van Goyen, but reliable documentary evidence of this version, archival documents do not provide, and we can only guess:was it really. In fairness, it should be noted that the work of Jan van Goyen has had a marked influence on the early work of Albert Cuyp, written in broad strokes in yellow and brown colours. Albert Cuyp worked in a variety of pictorial genres, we have its biblical, historical and mythological works, portrait painting, but the scenery brought the artist to further international fame and immortalized his name for future generations. Before 1640-ies Albert Cuyp worked mainly in small-format painting. Themes of his works were species native Holland with figures of people and animals. Gradually brushwork of the artist has changed, he began to write in a more refined, actively experimenting with the effect of the bright sunlight. During this period the work of the Cuyp of the influence of the famous Utrecht artist Gijsbert de Hondecoeter.Despite the fact that the main place of work Cuyp throughout his career was the hometown of the artist Dordrecht, albert traveled to Holland and visited many times in the upper part of the Rhine and Westphalia, and in the period 1645-1650 years lived and worked in Utrecht, which can be seen in his famous work The landscape in the vicinity of Utrecht(Strasbourg, Museum of fine arts). Written forms of Delft, Nimage (Woburn Abbey, the collection of the Duke of Bedford; The Indianapolis Museum of Art Herron)indicate that he was there. In 1641, after traveling in Italy, in Utrecht returned idol of Cuyp, Jan Bot, Dutch painter, a fan of the Italian school, a member of the Roman Academy of St. Luke.Bot brought in Utrecht particular style of the Italian school, and it is through his works the Albert Cuyp became acquainted with the artistic discoveries of the great French painter , one of the greatest masters of classical landscape Claude Gellee, nicknamed Lorraine. Cuyp repeatedly met with Jan Bot, studied his work, listened to the advice of the master. He took over from Jan Bot warm Golden tone of his paintings, lighting features trunks depicted trees and stems of the depicted plants, and also began to enter into his works,for example Bot, large trees and high hills. However, it is impossible not to notice that the strokes in the works Cuyp larger and more decorative, compared with the technique of his idol, and less refined. During the second half of the 1640s and 1650s period of greatest success Albert Cuyp. During this period the artist creates a work depicting the peaceful banks of the Meuse and Waal near Dordrecht with floating on the river surface boats, herds of animals, relaxing vacation, beautiful Rhenish landscape with peasants. The best landscape work Cuyp filled with sun and serenity. The subjects of his works often became hilly landscape with grazing or resting animals and groups of shepherds. This manner correspond landscapes with views of the slow river(Metropolitan Museum of art, new York; Museum of art, Toledo, Ohio; National gallery, London) and winter landscapes. After his fathers death in 1652, the Albert Cuyp inherited a considerable fortune and was among the most respected citizens. He was an active member of the Dutch reform Church and took an important city and Church office. In 1659 he became Dean of the reformist community, in 1682 became part of the municipal court. Among the citizens of the Albert Cuyp enjoyed the deserved respect for their social activities, but also artistic merit were not forgotten. Many influential contemporaries bought the work of Albert Cuyp: landscapes, portraits, still lifes and genre paintings with religious or domestic scenes. Albert Cuyp had a large art Studio in Dordrecht, among his students were known Dutch painters of Barent van Karat and his brother Abraham van Karat . In 1658. the artist married to Cornelia Bosman, a rich widow in the Navy Johan van de Corput coming from esteemed in the city collection. His wife already had three children, and a year later she gave Albert a joint daughter. After marrying creativity of Albert Cuyp has decreased markedly due to his active participation in Church Affairs (Cornelia was very pious,and after 1670 he stopped painting. Cuyps wife died in 1689, and the last year of his life, Albert Cuyp lived with his daughter and her husband, the owner of the brewery. Despite the heterogeneity of his work, Albert Cuyp was famous for his ability to transmit light and the air misty mornings, hot shining half a day, Golden evenings. He masterfully showed the warmth of summer or the autumn skies, the amber haze covering the surrounding hills, reflected in the sleepy water. Sunlight is the main character, the main instrument of influence on his canvases. Evenly flowing through the film, it performs a very important role: to focus on and then snatches a small detail of the panorama. This can be a blade of grass, horse hair mane, horn bent over cow Creek, hat peasant - all bathed in a Golden glow. The light rays are reflected and refracted by the subjects, and the subjects seem to dissolve in the light. Many historians of painting in the image of the light believe Albert Cuyp predecessor Johannes Vermeer.Wrote the Albert Cuyp and the sea: calm and turbulent, and was one of the best in the transfer of lunar illumination in night scenery. 15 November 1619 at the age of 71 years Albert Gerrits Cuyp died in Dordrecht, where he was buried in the Augustinian Church of the city. Most of the artists works are in England, in the London national gallery, the Wallace collection and private collections of wealthy residents of the United Kingdom. As is often the case, the name of the artist was forgotten after his death, and re-discovered after centuries of oblivion only in the second half of the 18th century merchants painting, found in Holland several works by the artist for their subsequent sale in England. Due to this historical justice, and the name of the artist took his place among the names of the greatest masters of world painting (more info about the artist on the website...)To be continued.... Attention! All rights reserved. When reprinting, reference to the author - mandatory!
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