Nicolaes de Giselaer Palasthof mit Loggia

Nicolaes de Giselaer, also Nicolaes de Geijselers, Nicolaes de Geyselers, Nicolaas de Gijselaer, Nicolaas de Gijzelaer, Nicolaes de Gyselaer, Nicolaas de Gyzelaer, Nicolaes de Ghyselaer (1583–c.1654) was a Dutch painter and draughtsman. De Giselaer was born in

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. Not much is known about his life, except through his works. From records it is known he was born in Dordrecht, and worked in

Leiden Leiden (; in English and archaic Dutch also Leyden) is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland, Netherlands. The municipality of Leiden has a population of 119,713, but the city forms one densely connected agglomeration wit ...

and Utrecht in 1616, and later Amsterdam between 1616-1617. He eventually moved back to Utrecht, where he continued working until his death around 1654. The

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has some of his works. He died in

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1583 births 1654 deaths Dutch Golden Age painters Dutch male painters Dutch engravers Artists from Dordrecht {{Netherlands-painter-stub