Pieter Neeffs I

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Pieter Neefs I, Interior of Antwerp Cathedral, oil on panel, c. 75 x 107 cm
Pieter Neefs I, Interior of Antwerp Cathedral, oil on panel, c. 75 x 107 cm

Pieter Neeffs I (c. 1578 – after 1656) was a Flemish Baroque painter who specialized in architectural interiors of churches.[1] Active in Antwerp, he was influenced by the works of Hendrik van Steenwijk I and Hendrik van Steenwijk II.[2] His own contribution to the genre was nocturnal church interior lit by two light sources.[3] His sons Ludovicus and Pieter Neeffs II painted similar works, and attributions of their individual hands can be difficult.[2]

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  1. ^ Hans Vlieghe (1998). Flemish Art and Architecture, 1585-1700, Pelican history of art. New Haven: Yale University Press, 201. ISBN 0300070381. 
  2. ^ a b Frans Baudouin, "Pieter Neefs (i)," Grove Art Online, Oxford University Press, [accessed November 26, 2007].
  3. ^ Seymour Slive (1995). Dutch Painting 1600-1800, Pelican history of art. New Haven: Yale University Press, 262. ISBN 0300064187.