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, 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.
