Gerard ter Borch, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Gerard ter Borch

pioneering Dutch Golden Age genre painter

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1617

Place of Birth: Zwolle, Overijssel, Netherlands

Date of Death: 08-Dec-1681

Profession: painter

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Gerard ter Borch

  • This article is for Gerard ter Borch the Younger, for the other artist of the same name see Gerard ter Borch the Elder Gerard ter Borch (Dutch: [??'r?rt t?r 'b?rx]; December 1617 – 8 December 1681), also known as Gerard Terburg (Dutch: [??'r?rt t?r'b?rx]), was an influential and pioneering Dutch genre painter who lived in the Dutch Golden Age.
  • He influenced fellow Dutch painters Gabriel Metsu, Gerrit Dou, Eglon van der Neer and Johannes Vermeer.
  • According to Arthur K.
  • Wheelock Jr., Ter Borch “established a new framework for subject matter, taking people into the sanctum of the home”, showing the figures’ uncertainties and expertly hinting at their inner lives.
  • His influence as a painter, however, was later surpassed by Vermeer.

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