Background
Cuyp was born and died in Dordrecht.
Cuyp was born and died in Dordrecht.
Houbraken felt Aelbert had neater brush strokes and Benjamin showed the rough approach of his teacher.
According to the RKD, Houbraken was mistaken about the family, and Benjamin and Jacob were both born in Dordrecht as the sons of a glasspainter from Venlo named Gerrit Gerritsz. Benjamin learned to paint from his older half-brother, Jacob Gerritsz. He was therefore the uncle, not the cousin, of the much more famous Aelbert.
He is known for allegorical pieces, genre works, beach scenes, military scenes, and landscapes.
He influenced Barent van Kalraet, and was followed by Maerten Fransz van der Hulst.