Pieter Neefs the Elder

Church interior

Pieter Neefs the Elder or Pieter Neeffs the Elder[1] (c. 1578 in Antwerp – after 1656 before 1661 in Antwerp) was a Flemish painter who specialized in architectural interiors of churches.[2] Active in Antwerp, he was influenced by the works of the Dutch architectural painters Hendrik van Steenwijk the Elder and the Younger.[3] His principal contribution to the genre were his nocturnal church interiors lit by two light sources.[4]

  1. ^ Family name also 'Nefs' and 'Neffs'
  2. ^ Hans Vlieghe (1998). Flemish Art and Architecture, 1585-1700. Pelican history of art. New Haven: Yale University Press. p. 201. ISBN 0-300-07038-1.
  3. ^ Frans Baudouin, "Pieter Neefs (i)," Grove Art Online, Oxford University Press, [accessed 26 November 2007].
  4. ^ Seymour Slive (1995). Dutch Painting 1600-1800. Pelican history of art. New Haven: Yale University Press. p. 262. ISBN 0-300-06418-7.