Peeter Gijsels (1621 - 1690)

• Was a Flemish Baroque painter.
• His landscapes in the style of Jan Brueghel the Elder were very sought after in his time.
• He is also regarded as a genre painter as he painted village scenes of village markets and kermises.
• Peeter Gijsels was baptized on 3 December 1621 in the St James Church in Antwerp.

• He was the son of Peter Gijsels and Lucia Adriaens.

• His family was very poor and his father died when he was only 4 years old.

• Gijsels was registered in the records of the Antwerp Guild of St. Luke as a pupil of the obscure painter Jan or Johannes Boots in the guild year 1641-1642.

• He became a master of the Antwerp Guild in the guild year 1649-1650.

• He married Joanna Huybrecht on 13 November 1650.

• The artist worked in Antwerp during his entire career.

• His works were sold on the private market to the local aristocracy.

• He died in his hometown at the end of the year 1690.

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