Albrecht Kauw

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Albrecht Kauw (1621–1681) was a Swiss still-life painter, cartographer and a painter of vedute.

Biography

Kauw was born in Strasbourg, then moved to Bern in 1640. He painted a large number of works for public buildings and for various chateaux. Kauw primarily painted still lifes and landscapes. He trained his son Albrecht Kauw the Younger to also be a painter.{{cite web|url=http://www.aucklandartgallery.com/the-collection/browse-artists/7816/albrecht-kauw|title=Albrecht Kauw Brief Biography|accessdate=2012-07-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923180404/http://www.aucklandartgallery.com/the-collection/browse-artists/7816/albrecht-kauw|archive-date=2015-09-23|url-status=dead}} He died in Bern.

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Category:17th-century Swiss painters

Category:Swiss male painters

Category:1681 deaths

Category:1621 births

Category:Painters from Strasbourg

Category:Artists from Bern

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