Ludolf Bakhuizen
(1630–1708) Dutch painter (1630-1708)
Ludolf Bakhuizen (1630–1708) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Ludolf Bakhuizen belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.
Ludolf Bakhuizen was born in Emden and died in Amsterdam. The teachers included Allaert van Everdingen and Hendrick Dubbels. Ludolf Bakhuizen worked in Emden. The students included Michiel Maddersteg, Jan Claesz Rietschoof, Hendrik Rietschoof, and Abraham Storck.
The best-known works include ‘The arrival of King-Stadholder Willem III in the Oranjepolder, 31 January 1691’, ‘The dock of the Dutch East India Company at Amsterdam’, and ‘The Battle of Vigo Bay, October 12, 1702’. The works belong mainly to the genres marine art, landscape painting, and history painting. The catalogue has 181 works by Ludolf Bakhuizen with free images. The dated works span the years 1650–2000. Works by Ludolf Bakhuizen are held by several collections, among them Rijksmuseum, Royal Museums Greenwich, Amsterdam Museum, and Statens Museum for Kunst. Wikidata links one work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘The Baroque’.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Cornelis Norbertus Gysbrechts, Simon Johannes Van Douw, Job Berckheyde, Lambert van Haven, and Jean-Baptiste Mathey.