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In 1645 he became a member of the Dutch reformed church and married the year after. According to
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claimed around 850, although many are misattributed), were in great demand, as were his 80 etchings and 500 drawings. His landscapes, painted in the
Italian style of idealized rural scenes, with hills, mountains, cliffs and trees in a golden dawn are sought after. Berchem also painted inspired and
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knew him and sent him ashore with the words "Save him!". Today his name is assumed to come from his father's hometown of
Berchem, Antwerp. According to the RKD he traveled to Italy with Jan Baptist Weenix, whom he called his cousin, in 1642–1645. Works by him are signed both as "CBerghem" and
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