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Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder

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Flemish printmaker, painter and draughtsman

ArtistsLived 1520 to 1590 · aged 70
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Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder, Marc Gerard and Marcus Garret was a Flemish painter, draughtsman, print designer and etcher who was active in his native Flanders and in England. He practised in many genres, including portraits, religious paintings, landscapes and architectural themes.

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Portrait of Elizabeth I of England, 1578[1]Portrait of Elizabeth I of England, 1578[1]The flatterer's nature has an animal color, from De warachtighe fabulen der dieren, Bruges, 1567The flatterer's nature has an animal color, from De warachtighe fabulen der dieren, Bruges, 1567The lamentation of ChristThe lamentation of ChristAllegory of Iconoclasm,[6] c. 1560sAllegory of Iconoclasm,[6] c. 1560sFête at Bermondsey, 1571[1]Fête at Bermondsey, 1571[1]Procession of the Knights of the Garter, 1576Procession of the Knights of the Garter, 1576Urinating woman (1562) from the map of BrugesUrinating woman (1562) from the map of BrugesThe unfortunate painter and his family, 1577[1]The unfortunate painter and his family, 1577[1]

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Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder, Marc Gerard and Marcus Garret was a Flemish painter, draughtsman, print designer and etcher who was active in his native Flanders and in England. He practised in many genres, including portraits, religious paintings, landscapes and architectural themes. He designed heraldic designs and decorations for tombs. He is known for his creation of a print depicting a map of his native town Bruges and the illustrations for a Dutch-language publication recounting stories from Aesop's Fables. His attention to naturalistic detail and his practice of drawing animals from life for his prints had an important influence on European book illustration. His son Marcus the Younger became a prominent court painter at the English court.

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Lived 1520 to 1590 · aged 70
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