Pieter Leermans Explained

Pieter Leermans (c. 1635, Leiden  - 1706), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.

Biography

According to the Netherlands Institute for Art History he was a portrait painter of historical allegories.^[1] He is also known as Lieremans.

Little is known of his life, but he is considered to be one of the Leiden fijnschilders, as his "Hermit" in Dresden shows Gerard Dou's influence.^[2]

References

• Painting of an unknown lady as Maria Magdalena by Pieter Leermans

Notes and References

1. https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/48856 Pieter Leermans
2. http://www.sothebys.com/app/live/lot/LotDetail.jsp?lot_id=159503755 Sotheby's note on Dou painting "The Hermit"