Adam Colonia

Adam Colonia (12 August 1634 – September 1685) was a Dutch Golden Age painter active 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 running an art dealership in Rotterdam, may not have been his primary teacher.^[1] His work was influenced by Jan Daemen Cool and Egbert van der Poel, either of whom may have been his teacher.^[1] He married in Rotterdam in 1661 and travelled to London in 1670, where he stayed until his death.^[1] He is known for Italianate landscapes and religious works.^[1]

He sometimes painted landscapes and figures in the manner 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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•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Bryan, Michael (1886). "Colonia, Adam". In Graves, Robert Edmund (ed.). Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers (A–K). Vol. I (3rd ed.). London: George Bell & Sons.