Meindert Hobbema
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Dutch painter (1638-1709)
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Meindert Hobbema, born in Amsterdam on 31 October 1638, was a Dutch landscape painter who held citizenship of the Dutch Republic. He studied under Jacob van Ruisdael, and his notable work is The Avenue at Middelharnis.
His paintings are held in the collections of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, the Städel Museum, the Minneapolis Institute of Art and the Art Institute of Chicago. He spoke Dutch and died in Amsterdam on 7 December 1709.
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Key facts
- Born
- Amsterdam , Netherlands
- Baptised
- 31 October 1638
- Died
- ( 1709-12-07 ) 7 December 1709 , Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Known for
- Landscape painting
- Notable work
- The Avenue at Middelharnis
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Dutch Republic
- Place of birth
- Amsterdam
- Place of death
- Amsterdam
- Occupation
- painter
- Languages spoken
- Dutch
- Notable work
- The Avenue at Middelharnis
- Student of
- Jacob van Ruisdael
- Field of work
- painting
- Genre
- landscape painting
- Image
- Portret van Meindert Hobbema, RP-T-1940-528.jpg
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- Commons category
- Meindert Hobbema
- date of birth
- 1638-10-31
- date of death
- 1709-12-07
- Commons Creator page
- Meindert Hobbema
- Commons gallery
- Meindert Hobbema
- name in native language
- Meindert Hobbema
- has works in the collection
- Allen Memorial Art Museum
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Works in European collections
29 objects attributed to Meindert Hobbema, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Westphalian water mill (so-called “Webersche Mühle”)
Oak forest
River landscape with a homestead
Fishermen’s huts
The Water Mill
Village street
The Mill by the Water
The Water Mill
Village road under trees
The Oaks
Village and fork
The Water Mill
Cabin in a way
Village Landscape
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Encyclopedic overview
The Avenue at Middelharnis (1689), National Gallery, London Meindert Lubbertszoon Hobbema (bapt. 31 October 1638 – 7 December 1709) was a Dutch Golden Age painter of landscapes, specializing in views of woodland, although his most famous painting, The Avenue at Middelharnis (1689, National Gallery, London), shows a different type of scene.
Wooded Landscape with Farmsteads, c. 1665, Mauritshuis, The Hague
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Meindert Hobbema” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.