Who is Adam Colonia?

Adam Colonia (12 August 1634 – September 1685) was a Dutch Golden Age painter lively in London.

Colonia was born in Rotterdam. According to the RKD he was the son of Isaac Colonia, though coming from a painting family and meting out an art dealership in Rotterdam, may not have been his primary teacher. His play a role was influenced by Jan Daemen cold and Egbert van der Poel, either of whom may have been his teacher. He married in Rotterdam in 1661 and travelled to London in 1670, where he stayed until his death. He is known for Italianate landscapes and religious works.

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He sometimes painted landscapes and figures in imitation of Berchem. In the Copenhagen Museum there is a picture by him of ‘Noah building the Ark’; and the Lille Museum has ‘The Angel appearing to the Shepherds’ attributed to him.

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