Cornelis Schut the Elder was a Flemish Baroque painter, draughtsman and engraver who was active in Italy and the Netherlands. Born in Antwerp, he became a member of the Guild of St. Luke in 1618. The influence of Abraham Janssen (1567 - 1632) is clearly recognizable in his early works, such as the "Adoration of the Magi" in the Musée des Beaux Arts in Caen, but whether Schut was a pupil of Janssen is questionable. From 1624 to 1627, Schut went to Rome, where he became a founding member of the Schildersbent, a group of Dutch artists who were active in the city at the time. There he worked under the patronage of the Flemish merchant Pieter de Vischere, whose country house in Frascati he decorated with mythological scenes. Schut must also h...