Leonaert Bramer, also Leendert or Leonard (24 December 1596 โ 10 February 1674 (buried)), was a Dutch painter known primarily for genre, religious, and history paintings.
Very prolific as a painter and draftsman, he is noted especially for nocturnal scenes which show a penchant for exotic details of costume and setting.
He also painted frescosโa rarity north of the Alpsโwhich have not survived, as well as murals on canvas, few of which are extant.
Bramer is one of the most intriguing personalities in seventeenth-century Dutch art.