Albert Meijeringh
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Albert Meijeringh was a Dutch Golden Age
landscape painter.
and was in Italy from 1672-1683. He is known for painting Italianate landscapes.
According to Houbraken he learned to paint from his father Frederik together with his brother Hendrik, who painted and sold room dividers (kamerschermen) in Amsterdam. He travelled through France and Italy, sometimes in the company of Johannes Glauber
and his brother, and was gone for 10 years before he returned to Amsterdam. He specialized in large wall decorations with landscape views of garden houses ore Belvederes, with shade trees reflected on water.
Together with Glauber, he decorated the dining room of Soestdijk Palace
for Mary II of England
in the 1680s.
Dutch Golden Age
The Golden Age was a period in Dutch history, roughly spanning the 17th century, in which Dutch trade, science, military and art were among the most acclaimed in the world. The first half is characterised by the Eighty Years' War till 1648...
landscape painter.
Biography
According to the RKD he was friends with Johannes GlauberJohannes Glauber
Johannes Glauber , was a Dutch Golden Age painter.-Biography:According to Houbraken he became a painter against the wishes of his father, the chemist Johann Rudolph Glauber , and became a pupil of Nicolaes Berchem on his own, living with Gerrit van Uylenburgh and working on copies of Italianate...
and was in Italy from 1672-1683. He is known for painting Italianate landscapes.
According to Houbraken he learned to paint from his father Frederik together with his brother Hendrik, who painted and sold room dividers (kamerschermen) in Amsterdam. He travelled through France and Italy, sometimes in the company of Johannes Glauber
Johannes Glauber
Johannes Glauber , was a Dutch Golden Age painter.-Biography:According to Houbraken he became a painter against the wishes of his father, the chemist Johann Rudolph Glauber , and became a pupil of Nicolaes Berchem on his own, living with Gerrit van Uylenburgh and working on copies of Italianate...
and his brother, and was gone for 10 years before he returned to Amsterdam. He specialized in large wall decorations with landscape views of garden houses ore Belvederes, with shade trees reflected on water.
Together with Glauber, he decorated the dining room of Soestdijk Palace
Soestdijk Palace
Soestdijk Palace is a former palace of the Dutch royal family. It consists of a central block and two wings.Although named after the village of Soestdijk, which is largely in the municipality of Soest, the Soestdijk Palace is just north of the border in the municipality of Baarn in the province of...
for Mary II of England
Mary II of England
Mary II was joint Sovereign of England, Scotland, and Ireland with her husband and first cousin, William III and II, from 1689 until her death. William and Mary, both Protestants, became king and queen regnant, respectively, following the Glorious Revolution, which resulted in the deposition of...
in the 1680s.