Artist

Barent Avercamp

Dutch, 1612–1679

Barent Avercamp was a Dutch Dutch Golden Age artist. 4 works are cataloged here, principally at Rijksmuseum. Barent Avercamp was born in Kampen.

Barent Avercamp (1612 – October 1679) was a Dutch painter. Avercamp was born in Kampen and was taught by his uncle Hendrick Avercamp, who was also a painter. Barent primarily painted scenes depicting Netherlands in winter.

He was a member of the Guild of Saint Luke, and traveled around the Netherlands including Zwolle and Zutphen for his settings and inspiration.

Collections represented

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