DUJARDIN, KAREL

born 1622, Amsterdam, Neth. died Nov. 20, 1678, Venice Dujardin also spelled Du Jardin Dutch Romanist painter and etcher, best known for his spirited representations of Italian peasants and shepherds with their animals. Dujardin was a son of the painter Guilliam Dujardin. After a trip to Italy, he worked in Amsterdam and The Hague from 1652 until 1674; after that he returned to Rome, where he stayed until shortly before his death. He also painted religious, mythological, and allegorical subjects; genre scenes; and a number of excellent likenesses, notably a large group portrait (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam).