Johan Georg Geitel (1683-1771), also Johann or Hans Jürgen Geitell, Geittel or Geittell, was a German-born portrait and religious painter who was the leading portraitist in Turku for several decades.
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Johan Georg Geitel (1683-1771), also Johann or Hans Jürgen Geitell, Geittel or Geittell, was a German-born portrait and religious painter who was the leading portraitist in Turku for several decades. Born in the Holy Roman Empire, he settled in Finland around 1750 and taught drawing at the Royal Academy of Turku from 1758 to 1763. He also painted altarpieces for several churches in the region.
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deceased
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Lived 1683 to 1771 · aged 87
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