Gaspar de Witte

Caspar, Jasper, or Gaspar de Witte (bapt. 5 October 1624, Antwerp - 20 March 1681, Antwerp) was a Flemish painter of the Baroque period.

Biography

He was born into a respected painting family. His father was Peter de Witte II, his brother was Jan Baptist de Witte, and he was the godchild of Gerard Seghers.^[1] He travelled to Rome in 1646 and joined the Bentvueghels, where according to Jan-Erasmus Quellinus he was given the nickname Grondel.^[1] When he returned he became "winemaster" (used to denote the son of a member) in the Antwerp Guild of St. Luke in 1650.^[1] His engraved portrait by the engraver Richard Collin after a painting by Anton Goubau was published in Cornelis de Bie's book of painters called Het Gulden Cabinet. In Houbraken's biographical sketch of Adriaen Verdoel he mentions that though he believed Verdoel was a pupil of Rembrandt, others claimed he was a pupil of Leonaert Bramer and J. de Wit (Gaspar was also known as Jasper de Wit).^[2]

De Witte is remembered for his landscapes and is registered as the teacher of Cornelis Huysmans.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Witte, Gaspar de in the RKD
^ (Dutch) Adriaan Verdoel Biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature

Witte, Gaspar de at the Netherlands Institute for Art History (RKD).
Baldinucci, Filippo (1728). Notizie de' Professori del Disegno, Da Cimabue in qua, Secolo V. dal 1610. al 1670. Distinto in Decennali (or Notice of the Professors of Design, from Cimabue to now, from 1610-1670). Stamperia S.A.R. per li Tartini, e Franchi (Googlebooks entry). pp. page 377. http://books.google.com/books?id=zVQGAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA1&dq=baldinucci#PPA153,M1.
Gaspar de Witte on Artnet

Persondata
Name	Witte, Gaspar De
Alternative names	Caspar; Jasper
Short description	painter
Date of birth	5 October 1624
Place of birth	Antwerp
Date of death	20 March 1681
Place of death	Antwerp