Nicolaes de Giselaer
Illustration — Palace Courtyard with Loggia and Figures by Nicolaes de Giselaer Nicolaes de Giselaer, also Nicolaes de Geijselers, Nicolaes de Geyselers, Nicolaas de Gijselaer, Nicolaas de Gijzelaer, Nicolaes de Gyselaer, Nicolaas de Gyzelaer, Nicolaes de Ghyselaer (1583–1647) was a Dutch painter and draughtsman. Not much is known about his life, except through his works. From records it is known he was born in Dordrecht, and worked in Leiden and Utrecht in 1616, and later Amsterdam between 1616-1617.
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Nicolaes de Giselaer

Nicolaes de Giselaer (1590 - before 1654 date QS:P,+1654-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1326,+1654-00-00T00:00:00Z/9) · Hampel Auctions, 23.03.2012, lot 190 · Public domain
- Born
- 1583 · Dordrecht.
- Died
- 1647 · Utrecht.
- Nationality
- Dutch Republic
- Occupation
- painter
- Known for
- The archangel Gabriel appearing to Zacharias
- Languages
- Dutch
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Illustration — Palace Courtyard with Loggia and Figures by Nicolaes de Giselaer Nicolaes de Giselaer, also Nicolaes de Geijselers, Nicolaes de Geyselers, Nicolaas de Gijselaer, Nicolaas de Gijzelaer, Nicolaes de Gyselaer, Nicolaas de Gyzelaer, Nicolaes de Ghyselaer (1583–1647) was a Dutch painter and draughtsman. Not much is known about his life, except through his works. From records it is known he was born in Dordrecht, and worked in Leiden and Utrecht in 1616, and later Amsterdam between 1616-1617.
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He married Cornelia Cornelisdr. Van Riebeeck in Leiden on March 24th 1616 and later moved back to Utrecht, where he continued working until his death around 1654. The Centraal Museum has some of his works.
The recorded working language is Dutch. Places of work recorded in the authority are Leiden, Utrecht and Amsterdam. Works named in the authority record are The archangel Gabriel appearing to Zacharias. Work by Nicolaes de Giselaer is recorded in the collections of Fitzwilliam Museum, National Gallery of Ireland, Rijksmuseum, Centraal Museum and Groninger Museum.
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1583
Nicolaes de Giselaer born at Dordrecht.
1647
Nicolaes de Giselaer died at Utrecht.
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