In 1658 he married Cornelia Boschman, a well-connected widow with three children, who in the
following year bore him his only child, a daughter. His marriage coincides directly with the end of his productivity as a painter. This may have been because his wife was a very religious woman and a not very big patron of the arts. It could also be that he became more active in the church under his wife’s guidance. He was also active as deacon and elder of the Reformed Church.
Aelbert Jacobsz Cuyp (1620 – 1691) was one of the leading Dutch Golden Age painters, producing mainly landscapes. The most famous of a family of painters, the pupil of his father Jacob Gerritsz Cuyp (1594–1651/52), he is especially known for his large views of Dutch riverside scenes in a golden early morning or late afternoon light.
Aelbert Cuyp painted some pictures of animals and birds and an occasional portrait or historical piece, but by far the most numerous and important branch of his art is the landscapes.
Aelbert Cuyp’s landscapes were based on reality and on his own invention of what an enchanting landscape should be. His drawings reveal him to be a draftsman of superior quality. Often the same section of a sketch can be found in several different pictures.
The World of Vermeer (1632-1675) Time Life Books p.95
Have a look at the paintings that have his signature. Many more paintings are possibly attributed to him, but no one is absolutely sure.
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