Frans II Francken

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Frans Francken the Elder J. portrayed by Anthony van Dyck
Kunstkamer , 1636, KHM

Frans Francken the Younger (* 1581 in Antwerp ; † May 6, 1642 ibid) was a Flemish painter and draftsman of the Baroque . He was the most famous and artistically gifted member of the Francken family of painters . He was initially a student of his father Frans I Francken , a student of Frans Floris . In 1605 he was acquitted as master. In 1614/15 he became dean of the Guild of Luke . His son Frans III Francken (1607–1667) was also a painter.

His oeuvre includes allegories cabinet images , history painting , genre scenes, still life , art pictures chamber ( Cabinet d'Amateur ), altar and picture galleries. Francken II is credited with establishing both the art chamber picture genre and the genre depictions with monkeys; both became popular in Flemish painting from then on. The accentuated star eyes of his figures are characteristic. He often repeats certain characteristics of his types.

Works (selection)

The Sermon on the Mount , 1606
  • The Temptation of St Anthony , 1605
  • The Sermon on the Mount , 1606. The painting was intended by the National Socialists for the special commission from Linz and was restituted
  • Banquet in the house of Mayor Rockox , around 1630/35, Alte Pinakothek
  • The generosity of Scipio , oil on panel, 53 × 78 cm, 1634
  • The Coronation of Mary (workshop), oil on wood, 64 × 48 cm
  • Ecce Homo , oil on panel, 29 × 35.5 cm
  • Ecce Homo , oil on panel, 41 × 37 cm
  • With Hieronymus Francken III .: Bacchus ' triumphal procession , oil on panel, 50.2 × 74 cm
  • Mocking of Christ (workshop), framing grisaille paint and oil on copper, 35.5 × 28 cm.
  • Adoration of the Magi (attributed), oil on copper, 35.5 × 29.5 cm,
  • The arrest of Christ , oil on oak, 30 × 24 cm,
  • The Supper of Belshazzar , oil on wood, parquet flooring , 74.5 × 107 cm,
  • Saint Veronica offering the kerchief to Christ carrying the cross , oil on panel, 49.5 × 64 cm
  • Homage to the goddess Mephites , oil on wood, parquet flooring , 54 × 75 cm
  • The Banquet (workshop), oil on copper, 36 × 44 cm
  • Wedding at Kanaa , oil on wood, parquet, 44.4 × 61 cm.
  • Virgil in a basket , oil on copper, 49 × 65 cm
  • The Judas Kiss (attributed), 16.5 × 13 cm
  • Kalvarienberg (circle), oil on copper, 24.5 × 20 cm
  • Apollo among the Muses , oil on panel, 31 × 63.5 cm

See also

literature

  • Ursula Härting: Studies on cabinet painting by Frans Francken II. A representative catalog of works . (Studies in art history; 21). Hildesheim 1983, ISBN 978-3-487-07279-1 (see dissertation Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn)
  • Hans Vlieghe: Flemish Art and Architecture, 1585-1700 . (Pelican History of Art). Yale University Press, New Haven 1998, ISBN 0-300-07038-1 ( excerpts from Google Books )
  • Kia Vahland: The Sermon on the Mount from Cell 6. A masterpiece appeared in Munich that Hildebrand Gurlitt sold to Hitler in 1943. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung , July 12, 2014

Web links

Commons : Frans Francken (II)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ www.richter-kafitz.de Artist with examples of works: Frans Francken II. Accessed March 8, 2013.
  2. ↑ www.derstandard.at : Valuable Nazi looted property at " Kunst und Krempel ", September 2, 2009. Accessed March 8, 2013.
  3. ↑ www.van-ham.com Van Ham Art Auctions > Artist Database > Frans II. Francken> The Mocking of Christ. Accessed March 8, 2013.
personal data
SURNAME Francken, Frans II
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Francken, Frans the Younger
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Flemish painter and draftsman of the Baroque
DATE OF BIRTH 1581
PLACE OF BIRTH Antwerp
DATE OF DEATH May 6, 1642
Place of death Antwerp