Leonaert Bramer
17th century Dutch artist known primarily for genre, religious, and history paintings (1596-1674) · Netherlands · On the map · Artists · Died at 78
Leonaert Bramer, also Leendert or Leonard, 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.
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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. Bramer is one of the most intriguing personalities in seventeenth-century Dutch art.
