Frans Geffels

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Frans Geffels
Battle of Vienna/Kahlenberg 1683
Born	1625 Antwerp
Died	1694 Antwerp
Nationality	Flemish
Field	Battle Painting, Architecture
Movement	Baroque
Patrons	House of Gonzaga, Mantua

Frans Geffels (1624–1694) was a Flemish painter and architect of Baroque style active mainly in Mantua.

He appears to have been recruited to Mantua in 1659, by his contemporary Daniel van Dyck. He soon gained the post of prefect to the duchal studio of Charles II Gonzaga.

Architectural works in Mantua

Church of San Martino
House of the Rabbi, 1680
Palazzo Sordi, 1680
Palazzo Valenti Gonzaga, concluded renovation in 1677

Palazzo Sordi

Paintings

Portrait of Ferdinando Carlo Gonzaga di Nevers, Palazzo d'Arco, Mantua
Battle of Kahlenberg 1683, Museum der Stadt Wien, Vienna
Altarpiece of Christian Doctrine in church of San Martino (Mantua)
Frescoes in Palazzo Valenti-Gonzaga in Mantua

Notes

Persondata
Name	Geffels, Frans
Alternative names
Short description	Italian painter
Date of birth	1625
Place of birth	Antwerp
Date of death	1694
Place of death	Antwerp

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