Gerard de Lairesse
(1641–1711) painter and engraver from the Northern Netherlands (1641-1711)
Gerard de Lairesse (1641–1711) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Gerard de Lairesse belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.
Gerard de Lairesse was born in Liège and died in Amsterdam. The teachers included Bertholet Flémal and Renier de Lairesse. Wikidata associates Gerard de Lairesse with Baroque. The students included Jan Goeree.
The best-known works include ‘The Banquet of Cleopatra’, ‘Achilles Discovered among the Daughters of Lycomedes’, and ‘The Glorification of Stadholder-King William III (1650-1702)’. The catalogue has 81 works by Gerard de Lairesse with free images. The dated works span the years 1650–1700. Works by Gerard de Lairesse are held by several collections, among them Rijksmuseum, Nationalmuseum, National Art Gallery of the Netherlands, and Statens Museum for Kunst.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Nicolaes van Veerendael, Abraham César Lamoureux, Maria Theresia Van Thielen, Gérard Edelinck, and Jean Bérain den äldre.