Gerard ter Borch the Elder
Dutch painter
Gerard ter Borch (1583 in Zwolle – 1662 in Zwolle), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
According to Arnold Houbraken, who referred to him as Gerard Terburg's father, he was a good painter who had spent many years in Rome and who was the first teacher of his better known son.[1]
According to the RKD, he was the pupil of Pieter de Molijn and became the father of the painters Gerard II, Gesina, Harmen and Moses.[2] He was in Italy during the years 1604–1611.[2]
Gallery
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Study of a Donkey, 1612 -
Mary, Jesus and Anna, 1616 -
The Sacrifice of Abraham 1618–1619 -
Allegory of Summer, ca. 1626 -
Girl reading, ca. 1630
References
- ^ (in Dutch) Gerard ter Borch Biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
- ^ a b Gerard ter Borch (I) in the RKD
External links
Media related to Gerard ter Borch the Elder at Wikimedia Commons- Gerard ter Borch the Elder at Artnet
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