Mobirise


Gerard ter Borch the Younger (1617 – 1681)

• Was a Dutch genre painter.
• He was born in December 1617 in Zwolle in the province of Overijssel in the Dutch Republic.
• He received an education from his father Gerard ter Borch the Elder.
• He influenced fellow Dutch painters Gabriel Metsu, Gerrit Dou, Eglon van der Neer and Johannes Vermeer.
• According to Arthur K. Wheelock Jr., Ter Borch “established a new framework for subject matter, taking people into the sanctum of the home”, showing the figures’ uncertainties and expertly hinting at their inner lives.
• The displayed painting is a crop from: Memorial Portrait of Moses ter Borch, 1667-1669 by Gerard ter Borch the Younger and Gesina ter Borch.
• Next

web maker