Benjamin Gerritszoon Cuyp (1612 – 1652)

• Was a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter.

• Cuyp was born and died in Dordrecht, in the Dutch Republic.

• According to Arnold Houbraken, he was a pupil of his uncle (Jacob Gerritsz Cuyp) who taught him together with his son, (Benjamin's cousin) Aelbert Cuyp.

• According to the Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie (RKD), Benjamin learned to paint from his older half-brother, Jacob Cuyp.

• He was therefore the uncle, not the cousin, of the much more famous Aelbert Cuyp. 

• He is known for allegorical pieces, genre works, beach scenes, military scenes, and landscapes. 

• He influenced Barent van Kalraet, and was followed by Maerten Fransz van der Hulst.

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