Gerard Houckgeest
Gerard Houckgeest (c. 1600–August 1661) was a Dutch Golden Age painter of architectural scenes and church interiors. • Illustration — Gerard Houckgeest, Ambulatory of the New Church in Delft, with the tomb of William the Silent, 1651
Also recorded as Gerard Houckvelt · Geraert Houckgeest · Gerard Hoodegist · Gerard Hoeckgeest
Gerard Houckgeest
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- Born
- 1600 · The Hague.
- Died
- 1661 · Bergen op Zoom.
- Nationality
- Dutch Republic
- Occupation
- painter
- Known for
- Choir of the Nieuwe Kerk in Delft with the tomb of William the Silent · The Tomb of William the Silent in the Nieuwe Kerk in Delft · Interior of the Old Church in Delft
- Languages
- Dutch
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Gerard Houckgeest (c. 1600–August 1661) was a Dutch Golden Age painter of architectural scenes and church interiors. • Illustration — Gerard Houckgeest, Ambulatory of the New Church in Delft, with the tomb of William the Silent, 1651
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The recorded working language is Dutch. Works named in the authority record are Choir of the Nieuwe Kerk in Delft with the tomb of William the Silent, The Tomb of William the Silent in the Nieuwe Kerk in Delft and Interior of the Old Church in Delft. Work by Gerard Houckgeest is recorded in the collections of Nationalmuseum, National Galleries Scotland, Mauritshuis, Rijksmuseum and Gallery Prince Willem V.
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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