Nicolaes Gillis
Nicolaes Gillis ( Antwerp *, † 1632 ( or after) Haarlem ) was a Dutch still life painter. Name variants of it are Nicolaes Gillisz. , Claes Jilliesz. , Claes Jelisz. , Nicolas. Gillis.
Biography
Nicolaes Gillis was born in Antwerp and probably moved with his parents to the northern Netherlands. He held demonstrably 1612-1632 in the northern Dutch city of Haarlem. Gillis married in 1615 in Haarlem, the native of Bruges Tanneken Abeels. In 1622 he is mentioned only as a painter of flowers in a file from Haarlem. Nicolas Gillis died in 1632 or shortly thereafter in Haarlem.
Art Historical Significance
From Nicolaes Gillis very few paintings are obtained, which stylistically his fellow painters Floris van Dyck are very close. His paintings are to the banquet pieces ( also: banketjes or Ontbijtjes ) counted. As with banketje or Ontbijtje However, almost all the paintings are meant to represent a column loaded with food and dishes panel, would be a more sophisticated term for the painting as Dyck and Gillis created poster. Floris van Dyck had in this context probably " the most style-forming power ", which is why it must be assumed that Nicolaes Gillis was influenced by his fellow painters in Haarlem. The painting by Floris van Dyck and Nicolaes Gillis had a strong influence on the following generation of painters. They paved the way for a new kind of banquet pieces - Het Monochrome banketje. Apart from the panels painted Gillis still a hunting still life and some Flemish -looking floral still life similar to those of Clara Peeters.