Difference between revisions of "Gerard Lairesse"
From BiblePortal Wikipedia
(Created page with "Gerard Lairesse <ref name="term_47878" /> <p> an eminent Flemish painter, was born at Liege in 1640. He studied under Bertholet Flemael, and at the age of sixteen had gained...") |
|||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
Gerard Lairesse <ref name="term_47878" /> | |||
<p> an eminent Flemish painter, was born at Liege in 1640. He studied under Bertholet Flemael, and at the age of sixteen had gained considerable reputation from his efforts. He visited Utrecht, and afterwards removed to Amsterdam, where his reputation rose so high that the Dutch esteem him their greatest historical painter. He died at [[Amsterdam]] in 1711. The following are some of his best works: The Fall of our First Parents; Adam | Gerard Lairesse <ref name="term_47878" /> | ||
==References == | <p> an eminent Flemish painter, was born at [[Liege]] in 1640. He studied under Bertholet Flemael, and at the age of sixteen had gained considerable reputation from his efforts. He visited Utrecht, and afterwards removed to Amsterdam, where his reputation rose so high that the Dutch esteem him their greatest historical painter. He died at [[Amsterdam]] in 1711. The following are some of his best works: The Fall of our First Parents; Adam ''And [[Eve]] Driven From Paradise; [[Joseph]] And His Brethren; The Child Jesus.'' See Chalmers, Biog. Dict. s.v.; Spooner, Biog. Hist. of the [[Fine]] Arts, s.v. </p> | ||
== References == | |||
<references> | <references> | ||
<ref name="term_47878"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/lairesse,+gerard Gerard Lairesse from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_47878"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/lairesse,+gerard Gerard Lairesse from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
</references> | </references> | ||
Latest revision as of 10:01, 15 October 2021
Gerard Lairesse [1]
an eminent Flemish painter, was born at Liege in 1640. He studied under Bertholet Flemael, and at the age of sixteen had gained considerable reputation from his efforts. He visited Utrecht, and afterwards removed to Amsterdam, where his reputation rose so high that the Dutch esteem him their greatest historical painter. He died at Amsterdam in 1711. The following are some of his best works: The Fall of our First Parents; Adam And Eve Driven From Paradise; Joseph And His Brethren; The Child Jesus. See Chalmers, Biog. Dict. s.v.; Spooner, Biog. Hist. of the Fine Arts, s.v.
