Nicolaes van Gelder
Nicolaes van Gelder or Claes Gelder (1636 – 1676) was a Dutch Golden Age painter. He is known for still life paintings. Gelder worked in Stockholm in 1661 and Copenhagen in 1673 (where his daughter was born) but died in Amsterdam.
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- Name
- Nicolaes van Gelder
- Born
- 1636
- Birthplace
- Leiden
- Died
- 1676
- Place of death
- Amsterdam
- Nationality
- Netherlands
- Occupation
- painter
- Known for
- Still life
- Languages
- Dutch
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His wife was mentioned in Amsterdam in 1677 as a widow.
The recorded working language is Dutch. Places of work recorded in the authority are Leiden, Stockholm and Copenhagen. Works named in the authority record are Still life. Work by Nicolaes van Gelder is recorded in the collections of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Nationalmuseum, Museum De Lakenhal, Rijksmuseum and Statens Museum for Kunst.
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• Name — Nicolaes van Gelder • Born — 1636 • Birthplace — Leiden • Died — 1676 • Place of death — Amsterdam • Illustration — Still Life with Lobster
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