Nicolaes van Gelder or Claes Gelder (1636 – 1676) was a

Dutch Golden Age The Dutch Golden Age ( nl, Gouden Eeuw ) was a period in the history of the Netherlands, roughly spanning the era from 1588 (the birth of the Dutch Republic) to 1672 (the Rampjaar, "Disaster Year"), in which Dutch trade, science, and Dutch art, ...

painter. He was born 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 became a pupil of

Pieter de Ring Pieter de Ring, or Ryng (1615/1620 – 22 September 1660) was a Dutch Golden Age painter, famous for his opulent, flashy still lifes or banquet pieces with fruit, a lobster, a goblet, shrimps, oysters, a rug and Chinese porcelain. Hi ...

.Nicolaes van Gelder in the RKD He is known for still life paintings. Gelder worked in Stockholm in 1661 and Copenhagen in 1673 (where his daughter was born) but died in

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population ...

. His wife was mentioned in Amsterdam in 1677 as a widow.

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1636 births 1676 deaths Artists from Leiden Dutch Golden Age painters Dutch male painters {{Netherlands-painter-stub