The MFA Handbook: A Guide to the Collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
2009Rogers, Malcolm (Introduction) and Gilian Shallcross,(Entores
400 pages (color)
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Books page for Jacob Jordaens ((1593 - 1678)), known for Portrait, genre, banquet scenes and religious painting, tapestry design, drawing. Showing 2 books.
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1593 Antwerp, Belgium - 1678 Antwerp, Belgium. Known for: Portrait, genre, banquet scenes and religious painting, tapestry design, drawing.
The following text was written and submitted by Jean Ershler Schatz, artist and researcher of Laguna Woods, California:. Jacob Jordaens was born in Antwerp, Belgium in 1593. In 1607 he entered the... Read full biography
The following text was written and submitted by Jean Ershler Schatz, artist and researcher of Laguna Woods, California:. Jacob Jordaens was born in Antwerp, Belgium in 1593. In 1607 he entered the studio of Adam van Noort, whose daughter he later married. In 1615 he became a member of the Guild of... Read full biography
The following text was written and submitted by Jean Ershler Schatz, artist and researcher of Laguna Woods, California:. Jacob Jordaens was born in Antwerp, Belgium in 1593. In 1607 he entered the studio of Adam van Noort, whose daughter he later married. In 1615 he became a member of the Guild of Saint Luke, and in 1621, its President. He painted only a few portraits, among them his well-known self-portraits. For the most part he worked on large and ambitious decorative projects, employing a... Read full biography
The following text was written and submitted by Jean Ershler Schatz, artist and researcher of Laguna Woods, California:. Jacob Jordaens was born in Antwerp, Belgium in 1593. In 1607 he entered the studio of Adam van Noort, whose daughter he later married. In 1615 he became a member of the Guild of Saint Luke, and in 1621, its President. He painted only a few portraits, among them his well-known self-portraits. For the most part he worked on large and ambitious decorative projects, employing a staff of students and assistants. Born in another age or in another country, Jordaens might have been considered a great painter. But Vermeer, Rembrandt, Rubens and Van Dyck were all famous in the Low Countries at the same time as Jordaens and so he... Read full biography
The following text was written and submitted by Jean Ershler Schatz, artist and researcher of Laguna Woods, California:. Jacob Jordaens was born in Antwerp, Belgium in 1593. In 1607 he entered the studio of Adam van Noort, whose daughter he later married. In 1615 he became a member of the Guild of Saint Luke, and in 1621, its President. He painted only a few portraits, among them his well-known self-portraits. For the most part he worked on large and ambitious decorative projects, employing a staff of students and assistants. Born in another age or in another country, Jordaens might have been considered a great painter. But Vermeer, Rembrandt, Rubens and Van Dyck were all famous in the Low Countries at the same time as Jordaens and so he took a back seat to them. Painters of the time helped each other out on the monumental can... Read full biography
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Accents on Artists A fact-filled pronunciation guide. Over 800 artist’s names you should know…
1996Barbara and Peter Toohil363 pages (color)