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Peeter Neeffs the Elder

1578⚠

WA-00076008

PaintingFlemish Baroque painting

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Pieter Neefs the Elder or Pieter Neeffs the Elder was a Flemish painter who specialized in architectural interiors of churches. Active in Antwerp, he was influenced by the works of the Dutch architectural painters Hendrik van Steenwijk the Elder and the Younger. His principal contribution to the genre were his nocturnal church interiors lit by two light sources.

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Flemish Baroque painting

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National Gallery of ArtWashington, D.C.

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Artworks (25)

Interior of Antwerp Cathedral

1651 · oil paint

The salvation of Saint Peter

1651 · oil paint

Evening Mass in a Gothic Church

1650

Antwerp Cathedral

1650 · copper

overall: 15.3 x 23.1 cm (6 x 9 1/8 in.) framed: 23.5 x 31.1 x 4.1 cm (9 1/4 x 12 1/4 x 1 5/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

An Evening Service in a Church

1649 · oil paint

Interior of a Church, Inspired by the Antwerp Cathedral

1644 · oil paint

Interior of a Church

1644 · oil paint

overall: 46.5 x 58.8 cm (18 5/16 x 23 1/8 in.) framed: 69.2 x 81.6 x 9.5 cm (27 1/4 x 32 1/8 x 3 3/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

The Interior of Antwerp Cathedral by day

1640

The Interior of Antwerp Cathedral by Night

1640

Interior of a Cathedral by Night

1640

Interior of a Cathedral by Day

1640

Interior of Antwerp Cathedral at Night

1638 · oil paint

Interior of a Gothic Church at Night

1637 · copper

Interior of a Gothic Church by Day

1637 · copper

Interior of a Gothic Church by Night

1636

A church interior by candlelight

1636 · oil paint

Interior of the Saint Paul's church of Antwerp

1636 · oil paint

Interior of a Church in Renaissance Style

1635 · copper

A church interior with elegant figures strolling and figures attending mass

1630 · oil paint

Interior of a church with a procession

1630 · oil paint

Interior of a Three-Aisled Gothic Church during a Sermon

1630

The Interior of a Church: the Woman taken in Adultery

1618

Church in Flanders or The Mass

1618 · oil paint

Church Interior

1615 · oil paint

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25 published of 25 catalogued · 25 with image

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50 entries · 1 sources

An Evening Service in a Church
1649 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Interior of Antwerp Cathedral at Night
1638 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Interior of a Church in Renaissance Style
1635 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Interior of the Saint Paul's church of Antwerp
1636 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Interior of a Church
1644 · Nga · 5 prov
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A church interior with elegant figures strolling and figures attending mass
1630 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Church in Flanders or The Mass
1618 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Antwerp Cathedral
1650 · Nga · 5 prov
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Interior of a Gothic Church
1604 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Interior of a church with a procession
1630 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Flemish Baroque painting

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National Gallery of Art

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National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

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