Pieter Van Der Borcht The Elder
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Gender | Male |
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Born | Mechelen |
Belgium | |
Died | Antwerp |
Belgium | |
On view | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
National Gallery of Art | |
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen | |
Periods | Renaissance |
Job | Painter |
Drafter | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1700264 |
Pieter Van Der Borcht The Elder Life story
Pieter van der Borcht (I) or Peter van der Borcht was a Flemish Renaissance painter, draughtsman and etcher. He is regarded as one of the most gifted botanical painters of the 16th century. Pieter van der Borcht the Elder also introduced new themes such as the 'monkey scene' into Northern art.