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104 Orlando by VITALE BLOCH. ho can tell why he should have been given the nickname Orlando? That this was so we know from an anonymous drawing dating, r it is believed, from round about 1625, in which an inscription Paulus Borro alias Orlando serves to identify our young painter who is shown taking part in a cheerful gathering of "Bentvogels" 1 ). Unfortunately practic- ally all these young Bohemians seeking veritatem in vino bear names unknown to us; the single exception is that of Breenbergh, the exquisite follower of Elsheimer, who was in Rome in 1620, where he painted little landscapes in a minor key on copper '' ). It is useless to speculate on the origin of our painter's nickname. Certainly he was no Orlando Furioso in his management of paint; on the contrary the small group of pictures attributed to him are characterized by a quiet outlook, deliberate brushwork and placid rhythm. Paulus Bor of Amersfoort, provincial artist, was - we may suppose - born about 1600 and found his way to Rome during the period 1620-1625. We have no information as to where he obtained his first schooling; forgotten by the early biographers, such
Oud Holland - Quarterly for Dutch Art History – Brill
Published: Jan 1, 1949
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