Dirk Valkenburg Explained

Dirk Valkenburg (1675, in Amsterdam – 1721, in Amsterdam), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.

Biography

According to the RKD he was a pupil of Michiel van Musscher, Herman van Vollenhove, and Jan Weenix.^[1] In 1698 he worked in Vienna for the Prince of Liechtenstein, and from 1706-1707 he travelled to Suriname to draw the native plants and birds for the wealthy city secretary of Amsterdam, Jonas Witsen,^[1] who owned a plantation there and whom he met through his teacher Musscher.

He is known for exotic landscapes, paintings of birds, and fruit and flower still lifes.^[1]

Reception

Since 2010 Dutch artist Willem de Rooij has been working on the first monographic publication on the life and work of Dirk Valkenburgh.^[2]

References

• Dirk Valkenburg on Artnet

Notes and References

1. https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/79070 Dirk Valkenburg
2. Web site: Tropenmuseum. June 20, 2019. The Subject(s) of Slavery: The Paintings of Dirk Valkenburg and Albert Eckhout as Sites of Remembrance. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200808060151/https://www.materialculture.nl/en/events/subjects-slavery-paintings-dirk-valkenburg-and-albert-eckhout-sites-remembrance . 2020-08-08 . Research Center for Material Culture.