Ambulatory of the New Church in Delft c1651 Gerard Houckgeest

Gerard Houckgeest (c. 1600–August 1661) was a

Dutch Golden Age The Dutch Golden Age ( ) was a period in the history of the Netherlands which roughly lasted from 1588, when the Dutch Republic was established, to 1672, when the '' Rampjaar'' occurred. During this period, Dutch trade, scientific development ...

painter of architectural scenes and church interiors.

Biography

Houckgeest is thought to have been born in

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, where, according to the RKD, he learned to paint from Bartholomeus van Bassen and worked in The Hague (1625–1635),

Delft Delft () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of South Holland, Netherlands. It is located between Rotterdam, to the southeast, ...

(1635–1649),

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(1651–52) and

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(1652–1669).Houckgeest, Gerard
at the

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databases 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

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References

External links

Works at WGAWorks and literature on Gerard HouckgeestVermeer and The Delft School
a full text exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, which contains material on Gerard Houckgeest 1600s births 1661 deaths Dutch Golden Age painters Dutch male painters Painters from The Hague {{netherlands-painter-stub