Gerrit Claesz Bleker
Illustration — The Holy Ark falling in the hands of the Philistines, 1640 Gerrit Claesz Bleker (1592, in Haarlem – February 8, 1656, in Haarlem), was a Dutch Golden Age painter. According to Houbraken in 1718, who repeated a list of names from Theodorus Schrevelius's 1648 book on Haarlem called Harlemias, he was a good landscape painter of Haarlem along with Cornelis Vroom, son of Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom, "Joh. Jakobsz.", who was in Italy for many years, "Nicol.
Also recorded as Gerrit Claesz Bleeker · Gerrit Claesz. Bleker · J. Bleker · Gerrit Claesz Bleecker
Gerrit Claesz Bleker
Gerrit Claesz. Bleker · The Cleveland Museum of Art · Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection · CC0
- Born
- 1592 · Haarlem.
- Died
- 1656 · Haarlem.
- Nationality
- Dutch Republic
- Occupation
- painter · artist
- Known for
- Stag Hunting in the Dunes
- Languages
- Dutch
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Identity and origins
Zuyker", Salomon van Ruysdael, and Reyer van Blommendael. According to the RKD he was a landscape painter of historical allegories who became a member of the Haarlem Guild of St. Luke sometime before 1643 and who later became the teacher of Dirck Bleker (possibly his son), Pieter Adelaar, David Decker, and Paulus van der Goes. He was probably the pupil of Nicolaes Moeyaert.
The recorded working language is Dutch. Places of work recorded in the authority are Haarlem and Amsterdam. Works named in the authority record are Stag Hunting in the Dunes. Work by Gerrit Claesz Bleker is recorded in the collections of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Finnish National Gallery, Fries Museum, Vanderbilt Museum of Art and Frans Hals Museum.
The authorities additionally record the headings Gerrit Claesz Bleeker, Gerrit Claesz. Bleker, Gerrit Claesz Bleecker and Gerrit Blycker. His recorded language was Dutch.
An Angel Foretells the Birth of Abraham's Son, 1638, by Gerrit Claesz Bleker
Gerrit Claesz. Bleker · The Cleveland Museum of Art · Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection
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1592
Gerrit Claesz Bleker was born in 1592 at Haarlem.
1656
Gerrit Claesz Bleker died in 1656 at Haarlem.
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