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Frans Geffels

Frans Geffels
Vienna Battle 1683.jpg
Battle of Vienna/Kahlenberg 1683
Born 1625
Antwerp
Died 1694
Antwerp
Nationality Flemish
Known for Battle Painting, Architecture
Movement Baroque
Patron(s) House of Gonzaga, Mantua

Frans Geffels (1624–1694) was a Flemish painter and architect of Baroque style active mainly in Mantua.

He appears to have been recruited to Mantua in 1659, by his contemporary Daniel van Dyck. He soon gained the post of prefect to the duchal studio of Charles II Gonzaga.



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