Hendrick Goudt
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Hendrick Goudt was a Dutch Golden Age
painter of landscapes and religious subjects who was strongly influenced by Adam Elsheimer
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. According to Houbraken, he was in Rome at the same time as Adam Elsheimer and the two struck up a lasting friendship. Upon his return in the Netherlands, he made a series of prints of Elsheimer's work (popularizing, for example, Flight into Egypt
), and also painted several copies of Elsheimer's paintings. Houbraken wrote that he was given an aphrodisiac in 1624 by a young lady who wished to marry him, and this addled his brain to the point that until his death he could only discuss art topics coherently.
He was in Rome in the years (1608–1610) and spent the rest of his life in Utrecht, where he died.
Dutch Golden Age
The Golden Age was a period in Dutch history, roughly spanning the 17th century, in which Dutch trade, science, military and art were among the most acclaimed in the world. The first half is characterised by the Eighty Years' War till 1648...
painter of landscapes and religious subjects who was strongly influenced by Adam Elsheimer
Adam Elsheimer
Adam Elsheimer was a German artist working in Rome who died at only thirty-two, but was very influential in the early 17th century. His relatively few paintings were small scale, nearly all painted on copper plates, of the type often known as cabinet paintings. They include a variety of light...
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Biography
Goudt was born in UtrechtUtrecht (city)
Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 312,634 on 1 Jan 2011.Utrecht's ancient city centre features...
. According to Houbraken, he was in Rome at the same time as Adam Elsheimer and the two struck up a lasting friendship. Upon his return in the Netherlands, he made a series of prints of Elsheimer's work (popularizing, for example, Flight into Egypt
The Flight into Egypt (Elsheimer)
The Flight into Egypt is an oil-on-copper cabinet painting by the German artist Adam Elsheimer dating from about 1609, while he was in Rome. Like many other artists before and after him, Elsheimer has depicted the biblical Flight into Egypt, in which Joseph, Mary, and Jesus seek refuge from...
), and also painted several copies of Elsheimer's paintings. Houbraken wrote that he was given an aphrodisiac in 1624 by a young lady who wished to marry him, and this addled his brain to the point that until his death he could only discuss art topics coherently.
He was in Rome in the years (1608–1610) and spent the rest of his life in Utrecht, where he died.