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Little is known of Hobbema's early life. He was born in Amsterdam, Holland in 1638, passed most of his life there, and died there in 1709. He married a serving maid in 1668 and had three children. He was apprenticed to Jacob van Ruisdael whose style and subject matter had a profound influence on him. His earliest paintings bear the dates 1658-1659; he signed his first picture at the age of twenty.
Like Rembrandt, Hobbema was a poor man. Unable to suppo (showing 500 of 1930 characters). |