Cornelius van Poelenburgh
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Portrait of Cornelius van Poelenburgh, from Antoine-Joseph Dézallier d'Argenville's Abrégé de la Vie des plus Fameux Peintres (Summary of the Life of the Most Famous Painters), 1745

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Cornelis van Poelenburgh

Cornelis van Poelenburgh, (1594, Utrecht - 12 August 1667, Utrecht [1]) was a Dutch painter of the 1600s.

He initially trained with Abraham Bloemaert. He traveled to Rome where he was influenced by Adam Elsheimer. Invited to London by Charles I of England, he soon returned to his native Holland. He painted mostly small landcapes with mythical or religious figures or passages, in the style of Claude Lorraine.

Works

• Mercury and Batto at the Uffizi Gallery, Florence