About Adriaen van Oolen
Lived 1651 – 1709 (aged 57–58). Adriaen van Oolen was a painter.
Adriaen, or Jan van Alen (1651–1698) was a painter from the Dutch Republic.
He was born as the son of the animal painter Jacob van Oolen in Amsterdam, with whom his works are sometimes confused. He became an imitator of Melchior Hondekoeter, and his pictures, like those of that master, represent fowls, landscapes, and still-life.
Works Though inferior to Hondekoeter, he painted those objects with great fidelity. He also imitated other masters of the period with so much success that his copies have often passed for originals. He died in Amsterdam.
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Who was Adriaen van Oolen?
Dutch painter
When was Adriaen van Oolen born?
Adriaen van Oolen was born in 1651.
When did Adriaen van Oolen die?
Adriaen van Oolen died in 1709 in Amsterdam.
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Adriaen van Oolen was a painter.
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