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Pieter Franchoys - Self portrait
Self portrait of the Belgian artist Pieter Franchoys (1606-1654) - St.Petersburg:Hermitage (Russia) - Style:Baroque 1637 - Zelfportret van de Belgische kunstenaar uit Mechelen Pieter Franchoys (1606-1654) - Sint-Peterburg:Hermitage (Rusland) - Stijl:Barok 1637 - Pieter or Peeter Franchoys was a Flemish Baroque painter born in the Belgium city of Mechelen,who painted an altarpiece of Calvary influenced by Anthony van Dyck for the St.Gummanus church in Lier (Belgium).He first learned to paint from his father,Lucas Franchoys the Elder,and later from Gerard Seghers in Antwerpen.In 1631 he traveled in France and is recorded being in Fountainbleau.In 1646 he became a member of the Mechelen schutterij and in 1649 he became a master in the Guild of St.Luke there.According to Houbraken,he was known for his landscapes with small figures,that attracted the admiration of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria,for whom he painted many years.His work is memorialized in the Gulden Cabinet of the poet from Lier,Cornelis de Bie.Work in museum:Brussel,St.Peterburg,Lille,Quimper.
Pieter Franchoys - Self portrait
Self portrait of the Belgian artist Pieter Franchoys (1606-1654) - St.Petersburg:Hermitage (Russia) - Style:Baroque 1637 - Zelfportret van de Belgische kunstenaar uit Mechelen Pieter Franchoys (1606-1654) - Sint-Peterburg:Hermitage (Rusland) - Stijl:Barok 1637 - Pieter or Peeter Franchoys was a Flemish Baroque painter born in the Belgium city of Mechelen,who painted an altarpiece of Calvary influenced by Anthony van Dyck for the St.Gummanus church in Lier (Belgium).He first learned to paint from his father,Lucas Franchoys the Elder,and later from Gerard Seghers in Antwerpen.In 1631 he traveled in France and is recorded being in Fountainbleau.In 1646 he became a member of the Mechelen schutterij and in 1649 he became a master in the Guild of St.Luke there.According to Houbraken,he was known for his landscapes with small figures,that attracted the admiration of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria,for whom he painted many years.His work is memorialized in the Gulden Cabinet of the poet from Lier,Cornelis de Bie.Work in museum:Brussel,St.Peterburg,Lille,Quimper.