Dirk Valkenburg

Dirk Valkenburg (1675, in Amsterdam – 1721, in Amsterdam), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.

A plantation in Surinam.

Biography

According to the RKD he was a pupil of Michiel van Musscher, Herman van Vollenhove, and Jan Weenix.[1] 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,[1] 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.[1]

Reception

Since 2010 Dutch artist Willem de Rooij has been working on the first monographic publication on the life and work of Dirk Valkenburgh.[2]

References

Dirk Valkenburg in the RKD
Tropenmuseum (June 20, 2019). "The Subject(s) of Slavery: The Paintings of Dirk Valkenburg and Albert Eckhout as Sites of Remembrance". Research Center for Material Culture.

Dirk Valkenburg on Artnet

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[RKD-1] Dirk Valkenburg in the RKD

[2] Tropenmuseum (June 20, 2019). "The Subject(s) of Slavery: The Paintings of Dirk Valkenburg and Albert Eckhout as Sites of Remembrance". Research Center for Material Culture.