Leonaert Bramer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Leonaert Bramer

painter from the Northern Netherlands

Date of Birth: 24-Dec-1596

Place of Birth: Delft, South Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 01-Jan-0001

Profession: painter

Nationality: Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Leonaert Bramer

  • Leonaert Bramer, also Leendert or Leonard (24 December 1596 – 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 frescos—a rarity north of the Alps—which 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.

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