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Quiringh Gerritsz. van Brekelenkam (Dutch, 1622-1668) Quiringh Gerritsz. van Brekelenkam (Dutch, 1622-1668) A lady with her maid in an interior dated '1664' l.r., oil on panel 45 x 35cm Provenance: Sotheby's, Amsterdam, 6 May 1997, lot 22; with Richard Green, London. Quirijn or Quiringh Gerritsz. van Brekelenkam was a Dutch Baroque genre painter. He probably trained with the celebrated Leiden fijnschilder Gerard Dou, and like Dou, he elevated everyday subjects to refined and elegant scenes. Although his first known painting is dated 1644, he was only admitted to the Leiden Guild for artists in 1648, living and working in the city until his death. This picture dates from Brekelenkam’s most productive period, between 1660 and 1664, when he painted higher quality pictures, and dated his works more frequently than before or after. The author Angelika Lasius suggests that this may have been because both Gabriel Metsu and Jan Steen had left Leiden, so that Brekelenkam had a more dominant position in the local market for genre pictures. Condition Report: overall: 59.5 x 49.5cm Appears to be in good order. Unexamined under UV light, for a full report please contact the department.