PEEMANS, Gerard


PEEMANS, Gerard

Artist

(b. ca. 1625, Brussel, d. ca. 1710, Brussel)

Details

Flemish tapestry weaver, active in Brussels from 1660 to c. 1710. He was the son-in-law of the weaver Geraert van der Streecken (died 1677). At the time he acquired a privilege in 1665 he had six looms working. In the period 1703-07 there were still four. He repeatedly collaborated with Willem van Leefdael (1632-1688), for instance for the sets of the Acts of the Apostles (Museo Arqueologico, Madrid), Caesar and Cleopatra after Justus van Egmont (Chicago), Titus and Vespasian after Charles Poerson (1609-1667). He produced most of the editions of Zenobia after Justus van Egmont (Brussels; Madrid; Lucca, Palazzo Mansi), also Alexander after Charles Le Brun (Würzburg), Months after David III Teniers (1638-1685) (Vienna). //


Category Artists
Artists by letter P
Artist nationality Flemish