Leonaert Bramer, Dutch painter (died 1674)

Leonaert Bramer

Dutch painter (1596 – c. 1674)

Leonaert Bramer, also Leendert or Leonard, was a Dutch painter known primarily for genre, religious, and history paintings. Very prolific as a painter and draftsman, he is noted especially for nocturnal scenes which show a penchant for exotic details of costume and setting. He…