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Gerard de Lairesse

Gerard de Lairesse

Dutch Republic, 1641–1711

WA-00023289

DrawingBaroque

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Institutional Exhibitions

31

Works in Collection

50

Assets Indexed

3

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Publications Referenced

80%

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Authority Records (1)

WikidataQ533958

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Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q533958
Tier 1 · Institutional40%

About

Why this artist matters now

Gerard de Lairesse was a Dutch painter and draughtsman whose decorative schemes and history paintings dominated late 17th-century Amsterdam. Working primarily in oil and fresco, he produced grand allegorical narratives and architectural wall paintings that established him as the leading decorative artist of his generation in the Dutch Republic. His theoretical writings on art, particularly his treatises on composition and the hierarchy of genres, exercised considerable influence on artistic practice well into the 18th century. De Lairesse continued working despite partial blindness in his later years, transitioning increasingly toward literary and pedagogical contributions to art theory.

Source: Wikidata · Trust score: 40% · Updated 17d ago

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Movement

Baroque

Medium

Drawing

Related Artists

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Museum Collections

Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

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Artworks (31)

Scrapbook Containing Prints, Drawings, and Manuscript Text

Scrapbook Containing Prints, Drawings, and Manuscript Text

1800 · Various media including etching, engraving, and handwritten text

Art Institute of Chicago

Selene and Endymion

Selene and Endymion

1680 · oil paint

width: 118.5 cm, height: 177 cm

Odysseus and Calypso

Odysseus and Calypso

1680 · oil paint

width: 94 cm, height: 125 cm

Mercury Ordering Calypso to Release Odysseus

Mercury Ordering Calypso to Release Odysseus

1680 · oil paint

height: 132 cm, width: 96 cm

Allegory of fame

Allegory of fame

1679 · oil paint

height: 288 cm, width: 152 cm

Allegory of the sciences

Allegory of the sciences

1679 · oil paint

height: 289 cm, width: 161 cm

Five-part Ceiling Decoration for the Great Hall of Soestdijk Palace

Five-part Ceiling Decoration for the Great Hall of Soestdijk Palace

1676 · paint on oil paint (paint), canvas

width: 300 cm, width: 600 cm, diameter: 280 cm, height: 800 cm, height: 400 cm

Apollo and Aurora

1671 · Oil on canvas

80 1/2 x 76 1/8 in. (204.5 x 193.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Allegorie op de Schilderkunst

Allegorie op de Schilderkunst

height: 109 cm, width: 90 cm

Parcere Subiectis (The Magnanimous Treatment of Prisoners)

Parcere Subiectis (The Magnanimous Treatment of Prisoners)

1665 · etching on laid paper

National Gallery of Art

Aeneas and the Sibyl

Aeneas and the Sibyl

1665 · etching on laid paper

sheet: 20.2 × 15.6 cm (7 15/16 × 6 1/8 in.), cut to platemark

National Gallery of Art

The Sacrifice of Iphigenia

1664 · Pen and brown ink

7 15/16 x 6 7/16 in. (20.2 x 16.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Joseph Recognized by His Brothers

Joseph Recognized by His Brothers

1660 · Black chalk on brown wove paper, laid down on tan wove paper

42.6 × 53.1 cm (16 13/16 × 20 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sketches of Five Busts

Sketches of Five Busts

1660 · Pen and black ink, with brush and gray wash, on cream laid paper

15.6 × 19.5 cm (6 3/16 × 7 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Angel Appearing to Saint

Angel Appearing to Saint

1660 · Pen and brown ink, over red chalk, on buff laid paper

13.3 × 9 cm (5 1/4 × 3 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Annunciation

The Annunciation

1660 · Pen and black ink, with brush and gray wash, over traces of red chalk, on ivory laid paper

10.9 × 8.7 cm (4 5/16 × 3 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Four Continents

Four Continents

1660 · Pen and brown ink, with brush and gray wash, on tan laid paper, tipped on ivory laid paper

19.4 × 31.4 cm (7 11/16 × 12 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Putti and Coat of Arms

Putti and Coat of Arms

1660 · Pen and gray ink, with brush and gray wash, over black and red chalk, on cream laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper

9.7 × 15.7 cm (3 7/8 × 6 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Allegory of Fecundity (?)

Allegory of Fecundity (?)

1660 · Pen and brown ink, over red chalk; double framing lines in pen and brown ink (possibly by the artist)

sheet: 10 1/4 x 12 3/8 in. (26 x 31.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Design for Title page: Clio Taking Dictation from Minerva

Design for Title page: Clio Taking Dictation from Minerva

1660 · Pen and brown ink, and brush and brown wash, over black chalk, on ivory laid paper, tipped onto ivory wove card

24.6 × 17.6 cm (9 11/16 × 6 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Death of Dido

The Death of Dido

1660 · Watercolor, over traces of graphite, on ivory laid paper

17.9 × 16.7 cm (7 1/16 × 6 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Copies after Illustrations of Statues and Paintings (recto); Measurements for a Man's Skeleton (verso)

Copies after Illustrations of Statues and Paintings (recto); Measurements for a Man's Skeleton (verso)

1660 · Pen and brown ink, over graphite (recto and verso), on buff laid paper

21 × 32 cm (8 5/16 × 12 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Mythological subject

1655 · black and red chalk on cream paper. Framing line in pen and black ink.

sheet: 11 1/2 x 15 in. (29.2 x 38.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Bacchanalian Scene with Nymphs and Putti

1655 · Pen and brown ink, brown wash.

sheet: 9 x 7 5/8 in. (22.9 x 19.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Artwork sources (5)

31 published of 47 catalogued · 39 with image

Art Institute Chicago
10 published10 img
The Met
9 published1 img
Rijksmuseum
7 published7 img
Nga
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+ 1 more source · 16 catalogued, not yet published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 6)

31 entries · 2 sources

Mercury Ordering Calypso to Release Odysseus
1680 · Rijksmuseum · 6 prov
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Odysseus and Calypso
1680 · Rijksmuseum · 6 prov
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Allegory of the sciences
1679 · Rijksmuseum · 6 prov
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Allegory of fame
1679 · Rijksmuseum · 6 prov
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Selene and Endymion
1680 · Rijksmuseum · 6 prov
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Five-part Ceiling Decoration for the Great Hall of Soestdijk Palace
1676 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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The Death of Dido (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Death of Dido (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

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5

Movements1

Collections4

Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

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In collection

Rijksmuseum

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

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National Gallery of Art

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