VERBRUGGEN, Gaspar Peeter the Elder

Flemish painter, part of a family of artists, father of Gaspar Peeter Verbruggen the Younger. He as the pupil of Cornelis Mahu in 1645, and became master in the Antwerp GuildGLOSSARYAn association of the masters of a particular craft, trade or profession (painters, goldsmiths, surgeons, and so on) set up to protect its members' rights and interests. Such guilds existed in virtually every European city in the 16th century. The guild also monitored standards of work, acted as a court for those who brought their trade into disrepute, and provided assistance to members in need. of St. Luke in 1650. He was known for flower still-lifes and worked with Frans Ykens.

His pupils were his oldest son Gaspar Peeter the Younger, Gillis Vinck the Younger (active 1690s), and Jacobus Seldenslach (1652-1735).