Frans Pietersz de Grebber
Frans Pietersz de Grebber (1573 – c. 1649) was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
Life and career
De Grebber was born and died in Haarlem. According to van Mander he was a good painter of landscapes and portraits, who designed tapestries and had been a pupil of Jacob Savery.[1] According to Houbraken he had two children who were notable painters; Pieter de Grebber, who outshone his father, and Maria de Grebber, who was good with buildings and perspective.[2]
According to the RKD he became a member of the Haarlem Guild of St. Luke around 1600 and remained an important citizen in Haarlem until his death.[3] Besides his children, he taught the painters Vincent Casteleyn, Peter Lely, Judith Leyster, and Pieter Saenredam.[3]
According to the archives of the Haarlem chamber of rhetoric called Trouw moet Blycken, he painted their best blazon from a design by Goltzius.[4]
References
- ^ (in Dutch) Frans Pietersz. Grobber in Karel van Mander's Schilderboeck, 1604, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
- ^ (in Dutch) Frans Pietersz de Grebber in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
- ^ a b Frans Pietersz de Grebber in the RKD
- ^ Inventory by Jhr. O. van Lennep Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine available on the Trou Moet Blycken website
- Frans Pietersz de Grebber on Artnet
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