Hendrick Avercamp (1585-1634)Born in Amsterdam, the artist Hendrick Avercamp grew up in Kampen. Various documents reveal that Avercamp was deaf and dumb - he is known as the Mute of Kampen. Avercamp learned to paint in Amsterdam, under the artist Pieter Isacksz, and specialised in winter landscapes. He was influenced by the Flemish tradition, represented in Amsterdam by Gilles van Coninxloo. Avercamp's early landscapes have a predominantly narrative quality, including numerous rather daring anecdotes. In later years atmosphere became important in his work. From 1614 until his death in 1634 Avercamp lived and worked in Kampen. |
