Frans Geffels
Appearance
Frans Geffels | |
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![]() Battle of Vienna/Kahlenberg 1683 | |
Born | 1625, Antwerp |
Died | 1694, Mantua |
Nationality | Flemish |
Known for | battle painting, architecture |
Movement | Baroque |
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
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Mantova-Palazzo_Sordi.jpg/240px-Mantova-Palazzo_Sordi.jpg)
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
External links
Media related to Frans Geffels at Wikimedia Commons