▁ ▁Category : Out door ▁recre ation ▁Category : Pro te cted ▁areas <0x0A> </s> ▁Ger ard ▁de ▁la ▁Vall ée ▁( 1 5 9 6 / 1 5 9 7 ▁– ▁after ▁ 1 6 6 7 ) ▁was ▁a ▁F lem ish ▁painter ▁of ▁land sc apes ▁and ▁history ▁paint ings . ▁ ▁His ▁work ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁great ▁F lem ish ▁master s ▁and ▁mainly ▁produced ▁for ▁the ▁export ▁market . ▁ ▁Life ▁Little ▁is ▁known ▁with ▁certain ty ▁about ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁Ger ard ▁de ▁la ▁Vall ée . ▁ ▁The ▁artist ▁is ▁probably ▁identical ▁with ▁Ger ard ▁van ▁den ▁D ale , ▁who ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Me ch elen ▁in ▁ 1 5 9 6 ▁or ▁ 1 5 9 7 . ▁ ▁He ▁may ▁also ▁have ▁been ▁born ▁in ▁Ant werp . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁recorded ▁in ▁Me ch elen ▁on ▁ 3 ▁July ▁ 1 6 2 0 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁Paris ▁from ▁ 1 6 2 0 ▁to ▁ 1 6 2 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 2 5 ▁he ▁is ▁again ▁recorded ▁in ▁Me ch elen ▁where ▁he ▁produced ▁a ▁painting ▁for ▁the ▁Bar o que ▁church ▁called ▁the ▁On ze - L ieve - V r ouw - over - de - D ij le ker k . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁gu ild ▁year ▁ 1 6 2 6 - 1 6 2 7 ▁he ▁was ▁documented ▁in ▁Ant werp ▁when ▁he ▁registered ▁as ▁a ▁master ▁in