Gabriel Metsu

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

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Dutch Golden Age painter
human
painter
activeIn Amsterdam
Leiden
associatedWith Dutch Golden Age
surface form: Dutch Golden Age of painting
birthCountry Dutch Republic
birthDate 1629
birthPlace Leiden
contemporaryOf Johannes Vermeer
Pieter de Hooch
deathDate 1667
deathPlace Amsterdam
depicts Dutch bourgeois interiors
domestic life
letter writing and reading
music-making scenes
era 17th century
father Jacobus Metsu
field painting
genre genre painting
history painting
portrait painting
influencedBy Frans van Mieris the Elder
Gerard Dou
Jan Steen
Rembrandt van Rijn
surface form: Rembrandt
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 self-link
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

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Guild of Saint Luke (Delft) hasMember Gabriel Metsu
Pieter de Hooch contemporaryOf Gabriel Metsu
Gabriel Metsu name Gabriel Metsu self-link
Gerrit Dou influenced Gabriel Metsu