Gortzius Geldorp was a Dutch Renaissance painter.

Biography

According to Karel van Mander he first learned to paint from Frans Francken I

Frans Francken I

Frans Francken , was a Flemish Baroque painter and an important member of the Francken family of artists.-Biography:...

 of Herenthals and later from Frans Pourbus the Elder

Frans Pourbus the Elder

Frans Pourbus the elder was a Flemish Renaissance painter.He was known primarily for his religious and portrait painting and worked mainly in Antwerp. His father was painter Pieter Pourbus and his son was painter Frans Pourbus the younger.-External links:*...

. He became court painter to the Duke of Terra Nova, with whom he travelled to Cologne, where he stayed. His paintings were engraved by Crispijn van de Passe.

According to the RKD he was the father of the painter George Geldorp

George Geldorp

George Geldorp was a Dutch Golden Age painter from Cologne.-Biography:The son of Gortzius Geldorp, he was trained and active as a painter in Cologne before being admitted Master in the Guild of St Luke in Antwerp in 1610. Two years later his first wife Margriet Parmentiers died in Antwerp...

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