Gaspar van Eyck, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gaspar van Eyck

Flemish painter

Date of Birth: 06-Feb-1613

Place of Birth: Antwerp, Flemish Region, Belgium

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1674

Profession: painter

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Gaspar or Casper van Eyck (bapt.
6 February 1613 in Antwerp – bef.
December 1674 in Brussels), was a Flemish painter of marine subjects and sea-fights. Van Eyck was received into the Guild of St.
Luke in 1632.
He traveled to Genova, where he collaborated with Cornelis de Wael.
From 1656 until his death he worked in Brussels.
Three pictures by him are in the Madrid Gallery.
He painted various types of ships, including Turkish galleys with Turkish figures on them, and was still painting in Antwerp in 1660.