biography
| name: |
Ostade, Adriaen van
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pronunciation:
[ostahduh]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1610–85)
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| biography:
| Painter and engraver, born in Haarlem, The Netherlands. He was a pupil of Frans Hals, and his use of chiaroscuro shows the influence of Rembrandt. His subjects are taken mostly from everyday life, for example tavern scenes, farmyards, markets, and village greens. His ‘Alchemist’ is in the National Gallery. His brother Isaak (1621–49) treated similar subjects, but excelled at winter scenes and landscapes. |
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