Gaspar de Crayer

Gaspar de Crayer by van Dyck

Gaspar de Crayer or Jasper de Crayer[1] (18 November 1584 – 27 January 1669) was a Flemish painter known for his many Counter-Reformation altarpieces and portraits. He was a court painter to the governors of the Southern Netherlands and worked in the principal cities of Flanders where he helped spread the Rubens style.[2][3]

  1. ^ Name variations: Caspar de Crayer and Gaspard de Crayer
  2. ^ Gaspar de Crayer at the Netherlands Institute for Art History
  3. ^ Hans Vlieghe. "Crayer, Gaspar de." Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online Oxford University Press, Web 21 February 2017.