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Aelbert Jacobsz Cuyp (October 20, 1620 - November
15, 1691) was one of the predominant
Netherlands|Dutch landscape painters of the 17th
century. He is especially known for late afternoon
and early morning landscapes of the Dutch
countryside. The sunlight in his paintings rake
across the panel accenting small bits of detail in
the golden light. In large panoramic views of the
Dutch countryside, highlights of a small blade of
meadow grass, the mane of a tranquil horse, the
horn of a dairy cow reclining by a stream, or the
tip of a peasant's hat are all caught in a frozen
atmospheric bath of yellow ocher light. The paint
quality of a Cuyp painting is unmistakably
masterful. The rich Jacques Maroger|varnished
medium refracts the light rays like a jewel as it
dissolves into the numerous glazed layers.

Cuyp's drawings reveal him to be a draftsman of
superior quality. Light drenched washes of Walnut
ink|golden brown ink depict a distance view of the
city of Dordrecht or Utrecht (city)|Utrecht.
A Cuyp drawing may look like he intended it to be
a finished work of art but it was most likely
taken back to the studio and used as a reference
for his paintings. Often the same section of a
sketch can be found in several different
paintings. Cuyp's landscapes were based half on
reality and half on his own invention of what an
enchanting landscape should be.

==See also==
Dutch Golden Age