Cornelis van Poelenburch
The Ruins of the Tomb of the Horatii and Curiatii
About this artwork
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artist:Cornelis van Poelenburch (about 1586 - 1667) Netherlandish
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title:The Ruins of the Tomb of the Horatii and Curiatii
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Pen, brown ink with brown and grey wash on paper
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measurements:16.00 x 20.00 cm
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credit line:David Laing Bequest to the Royal Scottish Academy transferred 1910
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accession number:D 1009
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Cornelis van Poelenburch
Cornelis van Poelenburch
Cornelis van Poelenburch was born in Utrecht where he studied under the Mannerist painter Abraham Bloemart. Around 1617 he travelled to Rome to work and study, which was to have a lasting effect on his art. There, he was a founding member of a society of Netherlandish artists working in Rome, who...