Albert Eckout (1610-1665), pintor holandes de retratos e natureza mortas. Eckhout foi um dos primeiros artistas europeus juntamente com Frans Post a pintar cenas do novo mundo. Em 1636 ele viajou ao entao Brasil Holandes, convidado pelo conde Mauricio de Nassau, para pintar retratos de nativos, escravos e e mesticos. Tambem famoso por suas naturezas mortas que mostram frutas, vegetais e flores brasileiras a maior parte de seus trabalhos esta em exposicao no Museu Nacional Dinamarca em Copenhagen.
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Albert Eckhout (c. 1610, Groningen - 1665) was a Dutch portrait and still life painter. Eckhout was among the first European artists to paint scenes from the New World. In 1636, he traveled to Dutch Brazil, invited by count John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen. There, he painted portraits of natives, slaves and mulattos. He is also famous for his still lifes of Brazilian fruits and vegetables. The majority of his work is now stored at the National Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen.
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