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David Vinckboons

1576-c. 1633 Belgium/Amsterdam-Baroque

 

Brief Biography-David Vinckboons was from Mechelen, Belgium. His family settled in Amsterdam, where he eventually died. His speciality was in genre paintings which he was renowned. His father tutored him, and Pieter Bruegel, the Elder, influenced his work. Distemper was his first medium, but he moved to oil for his later works. The German artist Johann Rottenhammer inserted many of the figures in his landscapes. He enjoyed considerable success during his lifetime.

 

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a blind hurdy
gurdy player

a blind hurdy gurdy player


bathers

bathers

peasant
feast

peasant feast


the liereman

the liereman

sebastian
funfair

sebastian funfair

farmers chase with
axes knives

farmers chase with axes knives and sticks wealthy city dwellers from their homes[

distribution of loaves
to the poor

distribution of loaves to the poor

grand
kermess

grand kermess

music making
company in the open

music making company in the open

sermon of christ at
the lake genezareth

sermon of christ at the lake genezareth


tavern interior

tavern interior

tavern scene with
soldiers

tavern scene with soldiers of the spanish thirds

the
outdoor party

the outdoor party

elegant party in an
ornate palace garden

elegant party in an ornate palace garden

village
kermesse

village kermesse

forest landscape
with christ's miracles

forest landscape with two of christ's miracles

forest scene
with robbery

forest scene with robbery


landscape

landscape

extensive
landscape

extensive landscape

an officer preparing
his troops

an officer preparing his troops for an ambush

a wooded landscape
with a stag hunt

a wooded landscape with a stag hunt