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Frans Geffels

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Frans Geffels
Battle of Vienna/Kahlenberg 1683
Born1625, Antwerp
Died1694, Mantua
NationalityFlemish
Known forbattle painting, architecture
MovementBaroque
Patron(s)House of Gonzaga, Mantua

Frans Geffels (1624–1694) was a Flemish painter and architect of Baroque style active mainly in Mantua.>[1]

He appears to have been recruited to Mantua in 1659, by his contemporary Daniel van den Dyck. He soon gained the post of prefect to the duchal studio of Charles II Gonzaga.

Architectural works in Mantua

  • Church of San Martino
  • House of the Rabbi, 1680
  • Palazzo Sordi, 1680
  • Palazzo Valenti Gonzaga, concluded renovation in 1677
Palazzo Sordi

Paintings

  • Portrait of Ferdinando Carlo Gonzaga di Nevers, Palazzo d'Arco, Mantua
  • Battle of Kahlenberg 1683, Museum der Stadt Wien, Vienna
  • Altarpiece of Christian Doctrine in church of San Martino (Mantua)
  • Frescoes in Palazzo Valenti-Gonzaga in Mantua

Notes

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