Peeter Neeffs the Elder

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Peeter Neeffs the Elder (c. 1578 - after 1656 before 1661)

• Was a Flemish painter.
• He specialized in architectural interiors of churches.
• He was Active in Antwerp.
• He was influenced by architectural painters Hendrik van Steenwijk the Elder and the Younger.
• His father was Aart Neefs, a cloth merchant.
• Pieter's mother was Margaretha Verspreet.
• In 1610 Pieter became a free master of the Antwerp Guild of St Luke.
• He established himself as a specialist of church interiors.
• He became so successful with his architectural paintings that he was able to get leading Antwerp painters to paint the staffage in his works.
• Pieter Neefs married Maria Louterbeens on 30 April 1612.
• The couple had five children of whom the second and third-born Lodewijk and Pieter became painters.
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Peeter Neeffs the Elder, Interior of a Gothic Church, 1615/1616

Original, Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid. Visited in 2018.

Peeter Neeffs the Elder, Interior of a Gothic Church, 1615/1616

Pieter Neefs the Elder and Frans Francken, Church Interior, early 17th century

Original, Worcester Art Museum, MA. Visited in 2020.

Pieter Neefs the Elder and Frans Francken, Church Interior, early 17th century

Sebastian Vrancx and Peeter Neeffs the Elder, Jesuit Church in Antwerp, about 1630

Original, Kunsthistorisches Museum. Visited in 2017-2020.

Sebastian Vrancx and Peeter Neeffs the Elder, Jesuit Church in Antwerp, about 1630

Peeter Neeffs the Elder, Interior view of a church, inspired by Antwerp Cathedral, 1644

Original, Louvre Museum, Paris. Visited in 2021.

Peeter Neeffs the Elder, Interior view of a church, inspired by Antwerp Cathedral, 1644

Peeter Neefs I, figures attributed to Frans Francken III, Interior of Antwerp Cathedral, in the evening, 1637

Original, Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels. Visited in 2022.

Peeter Neefs I, figures attributed to Frans Francken III, Interior of Antwerp Cathedral, in the evening, 1637

Peeter Neefs I, figures attributed to Frans Francken III, Interior of Antwerp Cathedral, in the evening, 1637

Peeter Neefs I; figures attributed to Frans Francken III, Interior of Antwerp Cathedral, during the day

Original, Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels. Visited in 2022.

Peeter Neefs I; figures attributed to Frans Francken III, Interior of Antwerp Cathedral, during the day

Peeter Neefs I; figures attributed to Frans Francken III, Interior of Antwerp Cathedral, during the day

Peeter Neefs I; figures attributed to Frans Francken III, Interior of Antwerp Cathedral, during the day

Peeter Neeffs the Elder, Interior of Antwerp Cathedral, 1647

Original, The Snijders & Rockox House, Antwerp. Visited in 2023.

Peeter Neeffs the Elder, Interior of Antwerp Cathedral, 1647

Peeter Neeffs the Elder, Interior of Antwerp Cathedral, 1625

Original, Museum Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon. Visited in 2022.

Peeter Neeffs the Elder, Interior of Antwerp Cathedral. 1625

Original, Museum Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon. Visited in 2022.