Gabriel Metsu

E94445

Gabriel Metsu was a Dutch Golden Age painter renowned for his finely detailed genre scenes and portraits that vividly depict 17th-century bourgeois life.

Jump to: Statements Referenced by

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Dutch Golden Age painter
human
painter
activeIn Amsterdam
Leiden NERFINISHED
associatedWith Dutch Golden Age
surface form: Dutch Golden Age of painting
birthCountry Dutch Republic
birthDate 1629
birthPlace Leiden NERFINISHED
contemporaryOf Johannes Vermeer NERFINISHED
Pieter de Hooch NERFINISHED
deathDate 1667
deathPlace Amsterdam
depicts Dutch bourgeois interiors
domestic life
letter writing and reading
music-making scenes
era 17th century
father Jacobus Metsu NERFINISHED
field painting
genre genre painting
history painting
portrait painting
influencedBy Frans van Mieris the Elder NERFINISHED
Gerard Dou NERFINISHED
Jan Steen NERFINISHED
Rembrandt NERFINISHED
knownFor finely detailed genre scenes
portraits of 17th-century bourgeois life
memberOf Leiden Guild of St. Luke
mother Jacquemijntje Garniers
movement Dutch Golden Age
name Gabriel Metsu NERFINISHED
nationality Dutch
notableWork Man Writing a Letter
The Hunter’s Gift
The Poultry Seller
The Sick Child
The Visit to the Nursery
Woman Reading a Letter
spouse Isabella de Wolff
styleCharacteristic careful composition
fine detail
rich color
workLocation Amsterdam
Leiden NERFINISHED

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pieter de Hooch contemporaryOf Gabriel Metsu
Guild of Saint Luke (Delft) hasMember Gabriel Metsu