Leonaert Bramer

Leonaert Bramer
Born(1596-12-24)24 December 1596
Delft, County of Holland, Dutch Republic
Diedbefore 10 February 1674(1674-02-10) (aged 77)
Delft, County of Holland, Dutch Republic
Known forPainting, drawing

Leonaert Bramer, also Leendert or Leonard (24 December 1596 – before 10 February 1674 (date of burial)),[1] was a Dutch painter known primarily for genre, religious, and history paintings. Very prolific as a painter and draftsman, he is noted especially for nocturnal scenes which show a penchant for exotic details of costume and setting.[2] He also painted frescos—a rarity north of the Alps—which have not survived, as well as murals on canvas, few of which are extant.[3] Bramer is one of the most intriguing personalities in seventeenth-century Dutch art.[4]

  1. ^ Leonaert Bramer at the Netherlands Institute for Art History (in Dutch)
  2. ^ Liedtke et al. 2001, p. 70.
  3. ^ Vermeer et al. 1995, p. 17.
  4. ^ Handbook:Judith in the Tent of Holofernes Archived 12 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine

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