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 2 (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. 1 2 3 Peeter Gijsels in the RKD
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