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Pieter van Laer
Pieter van Laer
Historical Figure
Nationality: Netherlands
Year of Birth: 1599
Year of Death: 1642
Occupation: Artist
Fictional Appearances:
1632 series
POD: May, 1631
Appearance(s): Grantville Gazette II
Type of Appearance: Direct

Pieter van Laer (or Pieter Bodding van Laer) (14 December 1599 – c. 1642) was a Dutch Golden Age painter of genre scenes, active for over a decade in Rome, where his nickname was Il Bamboccio. Artists working in his style became known as the Bamboccianti.

Pieter van Laer in 1632[]

Pieter van Laer, or Il Bamboccio, was a friend of Giacomo Carissimi. When Carissimi was seeking funding for his travel to Grantville, Il Bamboccio directed his friend to instrument-maker Girolamo Zenti as a possible travel partner to fund his journey.

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