Dirk Valkenburg (1675, in

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– 1721, in Amsterdam), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.

Biography

According to the RKD he was a pupil of

Michiel van Musscher Michiel van Musscher (January 1645 – 20 June 1705) was a Dutch Golden Age painter. Biography Michiel van Musscher was born in Rotterdam in January 1645 and was later baptized on 27 January. According to Houbraken, he showed a talent for ...

, Herman van Vollenhove, and

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.Dirk Valkenburg
in the

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In 1698 he worked in Vienna for the Prince of Liechtenstein, and from 1706-1707 he travelled to Surinam to draw the native plants and birds for the wealthy city secretary of Amsterdam, Jonas Witsen, who owned a plantation there and whom he met through his teacher Musscher. He is known for exotic landscapes, paintings of birds, and fruit and flower still lifes.

Reception

Since 2010 Dutch artist

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has been working on the first monographic publication on the life and work of Dirk Valkenburgh.

References

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