Cornelis Gerritsz Decker (1618 - 1678)

• Was a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter.
• He was possibly a relation of David Decker.
• David Decker's only known artwork was formerly attributed to Cornelis and shows strong similarity with his work.
• Cornelis Gerritsz Decker became a member of the Haarlem Guild of St. Luke in 1643.
• He painted landscapes in the manner of Jacob van Ruisdael.
• Some of the staffage in his landscapes was painted by Adriaen van Ostade, Philips Wouwerman and Johannes Lingelbach.
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