Abraham BloemaertDutch, 1566–1651Bridge and Gate (verso)
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Not on view at present
Where is “Bridge and Gate (verso)” now? Collection: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Cleveland, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- The museum
About the work
Abraham Bloemaert, active in Utrecht, was a painter, prolific draftsman, print designer, and important teacher. Bloemaert was an important precursor of the new wave of realism in Dutch art in the 1620s. Artist and author Karel van Mander (1548-1606) wrote the following description of Bloemaert=s drawings in 1604 which seems to correspond very closely to this work: With art lovers there are also by him very attractive landscapes with some attractive and funny farmhouses, farm tools, trees, and backgrounds, things to be seen around Utrecht in great numbers and variety, for he does very much from life, having a very attractive way of drawing and handling with the pen, to which he then adds some succulent touches of colors for a special seemliness.
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Details
- Accession number
- 1940.737.b
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- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Image: The Cleveland Museum of Art — Museum open access
In the life of Abraham Bloemaert
The whole lifec. 1600
From Haarlem Mannerism to the Baroque
Having begun in the style of the “Haarlem Mannerists”, by the beginning of the 17th century Bloemaert alters his style in line with the new Baroque style then developing.
1600
Pupil: Hendrick ter Brugghen
1602
Son born: Hendrick Bloemaert
