Artist
Gillis d'Hondecoeter
Southern Netherlands, 1575–1638
Gillis d'Hondecoeter was a Southern Netherlands Dutch Golden Age painter. 11 works are cataloged here, principally at Brukenthal National Museum, most of them oil paintings. Gillis d'Hondecoeter was born in Antwerp.
Gillis Claesz. de Hondecoeter or d'Hondecoeter (c. 1575–1580 – buried 17 October 1638) was a Dutch painter, working in a Flemish style, painting landscapes, trees, fowl and birds. Later on d'Hondecoeter painted in a more Dutch, realistic style. Gillis was the father of Gijsbert d'Hondecoeter and grandfather of the more successful Melchior d'Hondecoeter and Jan Weenix. His daughter Josijntje married Jan Baptist Weenix.
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