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Jacob van Strij BIOGRAPHY
1756 Dordrecht, Holland - 1815 Dordrecht, Holland. Known for: Seasonal landscape and historical structure painting, wallpaperspreads.
Jacob van Strij was one of the many famous painters from the Middle Ages forward of Dordrecht, the oldest city and ancient capital of Holland. Also well known was his brother, Abraham van Strij. Like... Read full biography
Jacob van Strij was one of the many famous painters from the Middle Ages forward of Dordrecht, the oldest city and ancient capital of Holland. Also well known was his brother, Abraham van Strij. Like his brother, Abraham, Jacob learned to paint from his father Leendert van Strij (1728-1798). From... Read full biography
Jacob van Strij was one of the many famous painters from the Middle Ages forward of Dordrecht, the oldest city and ancient capital of Holland. Also well known was his brother, Abraham van Strij. Like his brother, Abraham, Jacob learned to paint from his father Leendert van Strij (1728-1798). From 1774 he also studied two years at the Academy in Antwerp and then with Antwerp history painter, Andreas Lens (1739-1822). In 1781 Jacob returned to Dordrecht where he became known as an excellent... Read full biography
Jacob van Strij was one of the many famous painters from the Middle Ages forward of Dordrecht, the oldest city and ancient capital of Holland. Also well known was his brother, Abraham van Strij. Like his brother, Abraham, Jacob learned to paint from his father Leendert van Strij (1728-1798). From 1774 he also studied two years at the Academy in Antwerp and then with Antwerp history painter, Andreas Lens (1739-1822). In 1781 Jacob returned to Dordrecht where he became known as an excellent landscape painter in the spirit of Aelbert Cuyp. He imitated Cuyp's smooth color palette and paint area and competed with him in the composition of the landscape. Sometimes van Strij copied Cuyp's paintings in detail, but usually only on certain grounds.... Read full biography
Jacob van Strij was one of the many famous painters from the Middle Ages forward of Dordrecht, the oldest city and ancient capital of Holland. Also well known was his brother, Abraham van Strij. Like his brother, Abraham, Jacob learned to paint from his father Leendert van Strij (1728-1798). From 1774 he also studied two years at the Academy in Antwerp and then with Antwerp history painter, Andreas Lens (1739-1822). In 1781 Jacob returned to Dordrecht where he became known as an excellent landscape painter in the spirit of Aelbert Cuyp. He imitated Cuyp's smooth color palette and paint area and competed with him in the composition of the landscape. Sometimes van Strij copied Cuyp's paintings in detail, but usually only on certain grounds. He was often accused to be a slavish imitator or forger of Cuyp. Among his subjects were forested and seasonal l... Read full biography
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Jacob Strij, Jacob Van Stry, Jacob van Stij
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Jacob van Strij was one of the many famous painters from the Middle Ages forward of Dordrecht, the oldest city and ancient capital of Holland. Also well known was his brother, Abraham van Strij.
Like his brother, Abraham, Jacob learned to paint from his father Leendert van Strij (1728-1798). From 1774 he also studied two years at the Academy in Antwerp and then with Antwerp history painter, Andreas Lens (1739-1822).
In 1781 Jacob returned to Dordrecht where he became known as an excellent landscape painter in the spirit of Aelbert Cuyp. He imitated Cuyp's smooth color palette and paint area and competed with him in the composition of the landscape. Sometimes van Strij copied Cuyp's paintings in detail, but u...But wait, there's more...
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