Gerard Seghers
Flemish painter (1591-1651) · Artists · Died at 60
Gerard Seghers was a Flemish painter, art collector, and art dealer. After a period of study and residence in Italy, he returned to Flanders where he became one of the leading representatives of the Flemish Caravaggisti movement.
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In his later career he abandoned the Caravaggist style and genre motifs to become an important painter of large altarpieces for local churches.
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Artists
Type
Artist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1591 to 1651 · aged 60
