Abraham Bloemaert
Abraham Bloemaert, 1564 - 1651. Painter
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artist:Abraham Bloemaert (1564 - 1651) Netherlandish
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title:Abraham Bloemaert, 1564 - 1651. Painter
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Etching on paper
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measurements:20.50 x 15.30 cm
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credit line:Mrs A.G. Macqueen Ferguson Gift 1950
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accession number:UP B 407
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Abraham Bloemaert
Abraham Bloemaert
For more than fifty years, Bloemaert was the most eminent painter in the city of Utrecht. He was born in Gorinchem, a town some 25 miles east of Rotterdam. His father was a sculptor, increasingly working as an architect and engineer. By 1576, the family had settled in Utrecht, where Bloemaert spent...