Rombout van Troyen (c 1605, Amsterdam – after 1657,[1] was a Dutch Golden Age painter.

Biography

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According to Houbraken he painted Italianate landscapes of ruined palaces and grottos, though he had never been to Italy.[2] According to the RKD his works are confused with those of Jan Pynas.[3] He painted landscapes and architectural scenes.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Piet Bakker en Anne Lenders, 'De wonderbaarlijke wederopstanding van een Amsterdamse historieschilder, Rombout van Troyen (1605-na 1657) en zijn tweede leven in Friesland', De Vrije Fries 96 (2016), p. 11-38
  2. ^ (in Dutch) Rombout van Trojen Biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
  3. ^ a b Rombout van Troyen Biography in the RKD