About Gabriël van der Hofstadt
Lived 1620 – 1690 (aged 69–70). Gabriël van der Hofstadt was a Dutch painter.
Gabriël van der Hofstadt (1620, Brussels – 1690, Antwerp), was a Flemish Baroque painter of religious works.
Biography According to Houbraken he was born in Brussels and became a portrait painter. He later took to painting historical allegories, specializing in passion pieces and martyr works, of which many can still be seen in altarpieces in Brabant. No known works survive. Houbraken used De Bie as his source, and spelled the name "Gerrit van Hoochstadt".
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Who was Gabriël van der Hofstadt?
Dutch Golden Age (1620-1690)
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Gabriël van der Hofstadt was born in 1620 in Brussels metropolitan area.
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Gabriël van der Hofstadt died in 1690 in Antwerp.
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Gabriël van der Hofstadt was a painter.
What nationality was Gabriël van der Hofstadt?
Gabriël van der Hofstadt was Dutch.
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