Gerard Houckgeest

Tempat: The Hague

Yg dibawa lahir: 1600

Kematian: 1661

Biografi:

Gerard Houckgeest was a Dutch Golden Age painter of architectural scenes and church interiors.
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). Some believe he spent some time in England as well. 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.

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