Gaspar Peeter Verbruggen the Elder

Fruit and flower garland, 1665-1670

Gaspar Peeter Verbruggen (1635, Antwerp – 1681, Antwerp), was a Flemish Baroque painter.

Biography

According to the RKD he was the father of Gaspar Pedro, or Gaspar Peeter Verbruggen the Younger, and by his second marriage, also father to Balthasar Hyacinth Verbruggen.[1] He had been the pupil of Cornelis Mahu in 1645 and became master in the Antwerp Guild of St. Luke in 1650. He was known for flower still lifes and worked with Frans Ykens.[1] His pupils were his oldest son Gaspar Peeter, Gillis Vinck the younger, and Jacobus Seldenslach.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Gaspar Peeter Verbruggen in the RKD
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