Gerard Houckgeest
Gerard Houckgeest, Ambulatory of the New Church in Delft, with the tomb of Willem I, 1651
Gerard Houckgeest (ca. 1600–August 1661) was a Dutch Golden Age painter of architectural scenes and church interiors.
Biography
Houckgeest is thought to have been born in The Hague, where, according to the RKD, he learned to paint from Bartholomeus van Bassen and worked in The Hague (1625–1635), Delft (1635–1649), Steenbergen (1651–52) and Bergen op Zoom (1652–1669).[1] Some believe he spent some time in England as well.[2] He specialized in painting imaginary church interiors and renaissance buildings, and died in Bergen op Zoom. Some of his works now reside at the Mauritshuis.[2]
References
- ↑ Houckgeest, Gerard at the RKD databases
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Brief Bio of Gerard Houckgeest". Retrieved 24 September 2009.
External links
- Works at WGA
- Works and literature on Gerard Houckgeest
- Vermeer and The Delft School, a full text exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, which contains material on Gerard Houckgeest
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