GEFFELS, Frans
(b. 1624 Antwerpen, d. 1694 Mantova)
Flemish painter and architect. From 1659 he was active in Mantua where he worked at the court of Ferdinando Carlo Gonzaga (1652-1708), Duke of Mantua and Montferrat.
The Siege of Buda, 1686
Prints and pamphlets showing the repulsion of Turks and the sieges of cities and castles in the late seventeenth century were distributed across Europe. A print by Justus van den Nypoort was the source of the painting by Geffels who received the commission from Duke Ferdinando Carlo Gonzaga in Mantua.