Leonaert Bramer | |
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![]() Bramer in Het Gulden Cabinet, engraved by Antony van der Does | |
Born | Delft, County of Holland, Dutch Republic | 24 December 1596
Died | before 10 February 1674 Delft, County of Holland, Dutch Republic | (aged 77)
Known for | Painting, drawing |
Leonaert Bramer, also Leendert or Leonard (24 December 1596 – before 10 February 1674 (date of burial)),[1] was a Dutch painter known primarily for genre, religious, and history paintings. Very prolific as a painter and draftsman, he is noted especially for nocturnal scenes which show a penchant for exotic details of costume and setting.[2] He also painted frescos—a rarity north of the Alps—which have not survived, as well as murals on canvas, few of which are extant.[3] Bramer is one of the most intriguing personalities in seventeenth-century Dutch art.[4]