Gabriël Metsu Artist

Gabriël Metsu (1629–1667) was a Dutch painter of history paintings, still lifes, portraits and exquisite genre works. He was "a highly eclectic artist, who did not adhere to a consistent style, technique, or one type of subject for long periods." Only 14 of his 133 works are dated.

Personal facts

Gabriël Metsu
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1629
Birth place
Dutch Republic , Leiden
Nationality
Netherlands
Date of deathOctober 24, 1667
Place of death
Amsterdam , Dutch Republic

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Artist

Field of work
Painting
Influenced
Influenced by
Frans van Mieris the Elder
training at
Gerrit Dou

Topical connections

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Gabriël Metsu on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://libmma.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15324coll10/id/121680
  2. http://libmma.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15324coll10/id/59153/rec/1
  3. http://www.gabrielmetsuexhibition.com
  4. http://www.geelvinck.nl/exposities/metsu_thuis_bij_de_hinlopens
  5. http://www.nga.gov/content/dam/ngaweb/collection/artobject/64/versions/1995-01-01_artobject_64.pdf
  6. http://www.pubhist.com/person/149/gabriel-metsu
  7. http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/aria/aria_artists/00017135?lang=en&context_space=&context_id=
  8. http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/m/metsu/index.html