Barent Gael ( – 1698) was a
Dutch Golden Age landscape painter.
Biography
Gael was born in
Haarlem. According to Houbraken, he was a pupil of
Philips Wouwerman, who painted many battle pieces and ''staging areas'' (Dutch: ''pleisterplaatsen''). He was in the habit of keeping his own schedule at the risk of offending customers – Houbraken relates a moment when a patron came to his house for a viewing and he claimed he "wasn't at home". The patron was so insulted that when Gael came to him with the finished painting, he claimed he was now "not at home" and refused payment.
[Barent Gael Biography]
in ''De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen'' (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
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According to the RKD, he painted Italianate landscapes and was prominent in the
Haarlem Guild of St. Luke
The Haarlem Guild of Saint Luke was first a Christian, and later a city Guild for various trades falling under the patron saints Luke the Evangelist and Saint Eligius.
History
During the lifetime of Geertgen tot Sint Jans, there was probably a ...
by 1642. His latest known dated painting is from 1679, but his paintings are rarely dated. He is listed as dead in a list of guild members by
Vincent van der Vinne
Vincent Laurensz van der Vinne (1628–1702) was a Dutch Mennonite painter, linen-weaver, and writer.
Biography
Van der Vinne was born, lived and worked in Haarlem and was a student of Frans Hals for nine months in 1647. 's son
Laurens in 1702.
[De archiefbescheiden van het St. Lukasgilde te Haarlem 1497-1798, Hessel Miedema, 1980, ] He moved from Haarlem to Amsterdam sometime between the years 1661 and 1673, where he remained until his death.
[Barent Gael]
in the RKD
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An apprenticeship to Wouwerman was never found in the archives during the period under review, but he shows strong influence by Haarlem colleagues.
[ He has a large oeuvre that is somewhat monotonous.][
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References
Barent Gael
on Artnet
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1630 births
1698 deaths
Dutch Golden Age painters
Dutch male painters
Artists from Haarlem
Painters from Haarlem