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Art Of The Day Weekly
#438 - from 7 July 2016 to 7 September 2016
Adriaen van de Velde, Lying Cat, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam.
Van de Velde, the forgotten Dutchman
AMSTERDAM - Adrien van de Velde died three years after Rembrandt, and at the time he was almost just as famous. But it diluted little by little over time and today the spotlight is being focused on an artist who is practically unknown. This virtuoso of landscapes, from a family of artists, died very young, at the age of 35. But he had time to leave behind suggestive views of hills and seascapes. He was also a very gifted painter of animals, and dogs, sheep, cows and above all cats create a happy comedy under his paintbrush.
• Adriaen van de Velde at Rijksmuseum, from 24 June to 25 September 2016.