Jan Hackaert (1628–1685)

• Was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
• He was born in Amsterdam.
• He travelled in Germany and Switzerland.

• He painted and sketched mostly landscapes.

• Italianate landscapes were so fashionable, his Lake Zurich was mistaken for an Italian lake for years. 

• He painted the landscape backgrounds for other painters, such as Nicolas Berchem and Adriaen van de Velde.

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