Albert Jansz. Klomp or Albert Klomp (

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, Baptized 11 March 1625 - earliest 20 December 1688) was a

Dutch Golden Age painter Dutch Golden Age painting is the painting of the Dutch Golden Age, a period in Dutch history roughly spanning the 17th century, during and after the later part of the Eighty Years' War (1568–1648) for Dutch independence. The new Dutch Repub ...

, who specialized in painting rural landscapes with animals. Klomp's typical

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landscape paintings can be seen in museums such as the

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, the

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, and

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. Klomp's work is reminiscent of that of

Paulus Potter Paulus Potter (; 20 November 1625 (baptised) – 17 January 1654 (buried)) was a Dutch painter who specialized in animals within landscapes, usually with a low vantage point. Before Potter died of tuberculosis at the age of 28 he succeeded in p ...

. Although it is not certain that they worked together, the two artists share similar subjects and style, and Klomp's work has been wrongly attributed to Potter in the past.

Gallery

File:A Bull in a Meadow with Goats by a Tree.jpg, A Bull in a Meadow with Goats by a Tree File:Landschap met vee Rijksmuseum SK-C-162.jpeg, Landscape with Cattle File:Albert Klomp - Paisaje con vacas, ca. 1640 (Museo Lázaro Galdiano).jpg, Landscape with Cattle File:Landschap met vee, SK-C-161.jpg, Landscape with Cattle

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Klomp, Albert 1625 births 1688 deaths Landscape artists Dutch Golden Age painters Painters from Amsterdam