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Cornelis van Poelenburch (1595 - Utrecht - 1667 - Utrecht)
Cornelis van Poelenburch - A Capriccio View of Rome with the Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence
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Biography

Cornelis van Poelenburch was a Dutch painter.

He initially trained with Abraham Bloemaert (1566-1651). He then travelled to Rome where he was influenced by Adam Elsheimer (1578-1610) and became a member of the Bentvueghels. Invited to London by Charles I of England (1600-1649), he soon returned to his native Holland.

Van Poelenburch mostly painted small landscapes with mythical or religious figures or passages, in a style that would later be evident in some of the works of Claude Lorrain (1600-1682).

Amongst his pupils were Dirck van der Lisse (1607-1669), François Verwilt (c.1623-1691) and Jan van Haensbergen (1642-1705).