Geeraert de Lavallee - Artist Info

About Geeraert de Lavallee

Name variants

Gerard De Lavalle, Gerard della Valle, Gerard Vallee
  • Biography

    Gerard de la Vallée[1] (1596/1597 – after 1667) was a Flemish painter of landscapes and history paintings. His work was inspired by the great Flemish masters and mainly produced for the export market.

    Little is known with certainty about the life of Gerard de la Vallée. The artist is probably identical with Gerard van den Dale, who was born in Mechelen in 1596 or 1597. He may also have been born in Antwerp. He is recorded in Mechelen on 3 July 1620. He was active in Paris from 1620 to 1625. In 1625 he is again recorded in Mechelen where he produced a painting for the Baroque church called the Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-over-de-Dijlekerk.
    In the guild year 1626-1627 he was documented in Antwerp when he registered as a master in the local Gu...

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