Adam Colonia (12 August 1634 – September 1685) was a Dutch Golden Age painter active in London.

Biography

Colonia was born in

Rotterdam Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte'') is the second largest city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the ''"Ne ...

. According to the RKD he was the son of Isaac Colonia, though coming from a painting family and running an art dealership in Rotterdam, may not have been his primary teacher.Adam Colonia
in the

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His work was influenced by

Jan Daemen Cool Jan Daemen Cool (1589, Rotterdam – 1660, Rotterdam), was a Dutch Golden Age painter. Biography According to the RKD he was probably a pupil of the painter Daemen Cool.Berchem. In the Copenhagen Museum there is a picture by him of 'Noah building the Ark'; and the Lille Museum has 'The Angel appearing to the Shepherds' attributed to him.

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* Attribution: * {{DEFAULTSORT:Colonia, Adam 1634 births 1685 deaths Dutch Golden Age painters Dutch male painters Painters from Rotterdam