Artist

Gerard de Lairesse

Works (1)

Apollo and Aurora

1671

1641

SepGerard de Lairesse was born on September 11, 1641, and died in June 1711.¹

1664

In 1664, Gerard de Lairesse faced difficulties in Liège due to an affair with two sisters, leading him to flee.¹

1690

Gerard de Lairesse lost his sight around 1690 due to congenital syphilis.¹

1701

Gerard de Lairesse published his influential treatises on painting and drawing, Grondlegginge Ter Teekenkonst (1701) and Groot Schilderboek (1707).¹