Albert+Cuyp

Albert Cuyp lived from October 20, 1620 to November 15, 1691. He was a Dutch painter of the Baroque period. He’s known for his peaceful landscapes of the Dutch countryside. His father was Jacob Gerritsz Cuyp, a portrait and animal painter. This is where Albert inherited his love of animals that also appear in his landscapes. Cuyp traveled widely in Holland, making drawings wherever he went. In 1658 he married a wealthy widow with three children. In 1663 he moved to the house in Wijnstraat, which he occupied along with a property at Dordwijk, until shortly before his death.

While known for his landscapes, Cuyp also painted a few portraits. He signed many of his paintings but dated very few. Influence is visible in his early works so it's reasonable to suppose that he first studied under his father. Speculation that he also studied under Jan Van Goyen, because Cuyp’s early works are similar to Van Goyen's. He began to develop his own style in the early 1650’s: Dutch yet exotic river views and landscapes. His colorful figures stand out in his hazy and atmospheric landscapes. Some of his famous paintings are //The Maas at Dordrecht//, //The Negro Page//, //River Landscape with Riders,// and //The Valkhof at Nijmegen//.

There are many markets all throughout Europe, and one in Amsterdam is called the Albert Cuyp Market. A  street market that has been open since 1905 with lots of stands selling clothing, local foods, flowers, and more.  At ‘de Cuyp’, as the market is called for short, there are tons of colorful fruit and vegetable stalls that sell Dutch cuisine. There are apples of every variety, green beans, cabbages, Brussels sprouts, rhubarb, red beets, meat, poultry, fish, and all kinds of herbs and spices, whether dried or fresh and still dewy. They also sell stroopwafels (Syrup filled wafers) there. In the early beginnings merchants from all over would come and try to earn a living selling things at this market. On July 7, 1905 a ‘free’ market was legalized on the Albert Cuypstraat on Saturday evenings. Merchants were then able to park their carts and sell their things without being worried about getting in trouble with the law. The market quickly grew in popularity so they switched the opening days to six days a week, opening at 8am and closing in the late afternoon. The market is the busiest in all of the Netherlands and is reputedly the largest daytime market in Europe.  The Valkhof at Nijmegen The Maas at Dordrecht