Lucas Gassel

Lucas Gassel and the Lampsonius poem beneath it, from 1572 edition of Pictorum aliquot celebrium, by Hendrik Hondius

Lucas Gassel (c. 1490 – 1568) was a Flemish Renaissance painter.

Biography

Gassel was born in Helmond. According to Karel van Mander he was a landscape painter greatly admired by Dominicus Lampsonius, who was also his friend.[1]

According to the RKD he left Helmond around 1520 for Antwerp.[2] He is known for landscapes, cityscapes, and architectural works.[2] He moved to Brussels, where he later died.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 (Dutch) Lucas Gassel in Karel van Mander's Schilder-boeck, 1604, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lucas Gassel in the RKD

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