Peeter Gijsels

River landscape

Peeter Gijsels (1621, Antwerp 1690, Antwerp), was a Flemish Baroque painter.

Biography

According to Houbraken he was a pupil of Jan Brueghel the Younger and made small finely painted landscapes populated with figures.[1] Houbraken saw views of the Rhine by him that were quite good, done in the manner of Herman Saftleven.[1]

According to the RKD he was a pupil of Johannes Boots and became a master of the Antwerp Guild of St. Luke in 1650.[2] He is sometimes confused with Philips Gijsels.[2] He had a son of the same name and is known for landscapes and still life paintings.[2]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 (Dutch) Pieter Gyzen biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Peeter Gijsels in the RKD