Gerrit de Wet
Illustration — The Adoration of the Golden Calf • Illustration — Finding of Moses in the Nile, 1650, now in the Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder museum Gerrit de Wet (1616, Amsterdam? – 1674, Leiden), sometimes called De Wett, Düwett, De Weth, or De Weet, was a Dutch painter. He was a scholar of Rembrandt, whose manner he imitated; he also painted landscapes, and was accounted a good colourist. From 1643 to 1662 he was active in Haarlem.
Also recorded as Gerardus De Wet · Gerrit Wet · Gerardus · Gerard Dewit
Gerrit de Wet
- Born
- 1616 · Haarlem.
- Died
- 1674 · Leiden.
- Nationality
- Netherlands
- Occupation
- painter
- Known for
- Saul honoring David after his victory over Goliath
- Languages
- Dutch
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Born at Haarlem in 1616, died in Leiden in 1674.
The recorded working language is Dutch. Places of work recorded in the authority are Haarlem and Leiden. Works named in the authority record are Saul honoring David after his victory over Goliath. Work by Gerrit de Wet is recorded in the collections of Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, Museum Catharijneconvent, Bisschoppelijk Museum Haarlem, Rijksmuseum and Statens Museum for Kunst.
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