Carel de Vogelaer
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Carel de Vogelaer was a Dutch
still life painter of the Baroque
period primarily active in Italy
.
, but Vogelaer moved between 1671 and 1675 to Rome, where he shared a house with fellow Dutch painter Anthoni Schoonjans
in the Via Margutta and trained or worked in the studio of Carlo Maratta
. There he was called Carlo de' Fiori or Carlo dei Fiori for his paintings of still life
themes such as flowers or game. He joined the Bentvueghels
with the Dutch nickname of Distelbloem ("thistle flower").
Dutch people
The Dutch people are an ethnic group native to the Netherlands. They share a common culture and speak the Dutch language. Dutch people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in Suriname, Chile, Brazil, Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and the United...
still life painter of the Baroque
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
period primarily active in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
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Biography
He was born in MaastrichtMaastricht
Maastricht is situated on both sides of the Meuse river in the south-eastern part of the Netherlands, on the Belgian border and near the German border...
, but Vogelaer moved between 1671 and 1675 to Rome, where he shared a house with fellow Dutch painter Anthoni Schoonjans
Anthoni Schoonjans
Anthoni Schoonjans was a Flemish painter.-Biography:He was born in Antwerp and became a pupil of Erasmus Quellinus II and his son Jan-Erasmus Quellinus. He travelled to Rome and like his teachers had done before him, joined the Bentvueghels with the nickname "Parrhasius" in 1674...
in the Via Margutta and trained or worked in the studio of Carlo Maratta
Carlo Maratta
Carlo Maratta or Maratti was an Italian painter, active mostly in Rome, and known principally for his classicizing paintings executed in a Late Baroque Classical manner. Although he is part of the classical tradition stemming from Raphael, he was not exempt from the influence of Baroque painting...
. There he was called Carlo de' Fiori or Carlo dei Fiori for his paintings of still life
Still life
A still life is a work of art depicting mostly inanimate subject matter, typically commonplace objects which may be either natural or man-made...
themes such as flowers or game. He joined the Bentvueghels
Bentvueghels
The Bentvueghels were a society of mostly Dutch and Flemish artists active in Rome from about 1620 to 1720. They are also known as the Schildersbent .-Activities:...
with the Dutch nickname of Distelbloem ("thistle flower").