Barent Gael
{{short description|Dutch Golden Age painter (1630-1698)}}
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Barent Gael ({{circa|1630}} – 1698) was a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter.
Biography
Gael was born in Haarlem. According to Houbraken, he was a pupil of Philips Wouwerman, who painted many battle pieces and staging areas (Dutch: pleisterplaatsen). He was in the habit of keeping his own schedule at the risk of offending customers – Houbraken relates a moment when a patron came to his house for a viewing and he claimed he "wasn't at home". The patron was so insulted that when Gael came to him with the finished painting, he claimed he was now "not at home" and refused payment.{{in lang|nl}} [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/houb005groo01_01/houb005groo01_01_0426.htm Barent Gael Biography] in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
According to the RKD, he painted Italianate landscapes and was prominent in the Haarlem Guild of St. Luke by 1642. His latest known dated painting is from 1679, but his paintings are rarely dated. He is listed as dead in a list of guild members by Vincent van der Vinne's son Laurens in 1702.De archiefbescheiden van het St. Lukasgilde te Haarlem 1497-1798, Hessel Miedema, 1980, {{ISBN|90-6469-584-9}} He moved from Haarlem to Amsterdam sometime between the years 1661 and 1673, where he remained until his death.[https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/29907 Barent Gael] in the RKD
An apprenticeship to Wouwerman was never found in the archives during the period under review, but he shows strong influence by Haarlem colleagues. He has a large oeuvre that is somewhat monotonous.
References
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- [http://www.artnet.com/artist/553462/barend-gael.html Barent Gael] on Artnet
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