Bartholomeus Breenbergh (before 13
November 1598 – after 3 October 1657) was a Dutch painter born in
Deventer.
Breenbergh established himself in
Amsterdam and then in 1619 went to Rome. There he lived and worked
with the Flemish painter Frans van de Kasteele and was heavily
influenced by another Fleming, the landscape painter Paul Bril. From
1623, however, he came completely under the spell of Italian
landscapes by the somewhat older Cornelis van Poelenburgh—indeed,
the works of Breenbergh and van Poelenburgh are sometimes very
difficult of tell apart. Breenbergh in his turn influenced the
French painter Claude Lorrain. Breenbergh was one of the founders of
the Bentvueghels, where he was nicknamed "het fret".
In 1633 Breenbergh returned to
Amsterdam, where he remained until his death, and where he made
paintings and etchings of Italian buildings. There he was influenced
by the pre-Rembrandtists such as Pieter Lastman and Nicolaes
Moeyaert, but he placed their Biblical and mythological scenes in
Italian landscapes.
Idealised View with Roman Ruins, Sculptures, and a Port
c. 1650
Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
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