Peter Schoubroeck - Artist Info

About Peter Schoubroeck

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Pieter Schoubroek
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    German landscape painter of the Frankenthal School, born in Heßheim, a pupil and friend of Van Coninxloo, he retained his master's Mannerist* style. Schoubroeck was first active in Italy around 1595, then in Neurenberg between 1595 and 1597, before settling in Frankenthal in 1600, where he became one of the most influential artists in the company of Gillis Van Coninxloo, Hendrik van der Borcht and Anton Mirou.

    His original and strange style, close to that of the Valkenborchs, was a fruitful extension of Mannerism*, and his best examples are, in addition to a Landscape dated 1604 (Munich, Alte Pin.), the Temptation of Saint Anthony (Musée de Dunkerque), a work influenced by Bruegel, the Incendie de Troie (Musée d'Anvers) and the...

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