Lodewyk (Ludovic Lodewyck) Toeput - Artist Info

About Lodewyk (Ludovic Lodewyck) Toeput

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Ludovico Pozzoserrato
  • Biography

    Lodewijk Toeput is also known with first names of Lodewyk, Lodewyck and Ludovic and also with full name of Ludovic Pozzoserrato, called il Pozzoserrato. He was born in the Belgian city of Antwerpen in 1550.

    Toeput moved from Belgium to Italy and met Karel van Mander (1548-1606) in Venice.

    Toeput painted and drew portraits, landscapes, historical allegories of the Bible, mythological themes from the Methamorphoses and The Tower of Babel. He was good friends with the German artist Hans von Aachen (1552-1615),who painted a portrait of him in 1585 The portrait is in Vienna at the Kunsthistorisches Museum - Austria) - Joos de Momper was a pupil of Lodewyck Toeput.

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