Gerrit van Santen

Gerrit van Santen
The Siege of Schenkenschans by Gerrit van Santen
Born	Gerard Cornelisz. van Santen 1591/92 Delft, County of Holland, Dutch Republic
Died	1656 (aged 64–65) Delft, County of Holland, Dutch Republic
Known for	Paintings of sieges

Gerrit van Santen or Gerard Cornelisz van Santen (1591/92–1656) was a Dutch Golden Age painter and writer. He was born in Delft probably in 1591 or 1592, and was buried in the city on 26 April 1656.

Van Santen's farce Lichte Wigger was printed in Leiden in 1617. It was performed by the Amsterdam Chamber of Rhetoric in 1635, and reprinted the same year. It was followed by a series of other comedic pieces in the 1620s, including a volume of epigrams printed under the titleTijd-Verdrijfjes ("Little Pastimes").

In 1629 Van Santen was admitted to the Guild of St Luke in The Hague. Between 1637 and 1650 several payments were made by Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange for paintings of battles and sieges (including the siege of Hulst, siege of Sas van Gent, and siege of Schenkenschans).