Jakob van Oost the Elder

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Painter's studio , 1666

Jacob van Oost (* around 1600 in Bruges , † around 1671 in Bruges) was a Flemish painter of the Baroque in Bruges. His oeuvre includes history and portrait paintings .

Live and act

On January 19, 1619 Jakob van Oost was listed as an apprentice of his brother Franz van Oost (1618 Freimeister in Bruges; † around 1625) in the Bruges painters' guild. His early works include copies of the paintings by Jan van Eyck and Peter Paul Rubens , some of which were considered originals in 1857. In 1621 he was appointed free master. In keeping with the times, he studied the works of Hannibal / Annibale Carracci influenced by Caravaggio in Italy in the 1920s. After his return he was a sought-after commission artist for portraits, historical paintings and altarpieces from 1630 onwards. In 1633 he was elected chief, the dean of the shield guild. His students included his sons Jakob van Oost the Younger , who continued his father's school, and Willem van Oost (~ March 8, 1651 in Bruges; † August 31, 1866 there), who was a painter and lay brother in the Dominican Republic .

After his Rubens copies, he came to his own style in a dark and toned overall attitude. His late work from 1660 consists of blackish toned works. His paintings can be found in religious institutions and collections in Bruges, as well as in Belgian private ownership and in the following museums in Bergues , Berlin , Brussels , Caen , Dijon , Dunkirk , Leningrad , Lille , London , Lyon , New York City (Histor. Soc. Cat. 1903 and Metropolitan Museum ), Ostend , Paris , Tournai , Valenciennes and Vienna .

Works (selection)

  • before 1630 Christ on the cross with Mary, Johannes and Magdalena (first work after his excursion to Italy), convent church of the black sisters
  • 1633 portrait , Kaiser Friedrich Museum, Berlin
  • 1645 Portrait of a Bruges Family , oil on canvas, 150.5 × 255.5 cm, Groeningemuseum, Bruges
  • 1646 painting , Our Lady Church, Bruges
  • 1648 painting , ibid
  • 1659 Reading aloud the death sentence in court in the courtroom , Jesuit Church, Bruges
  • 1668 A theologian and his secretary , oil on canvas, 116 × 222 cm, Groeningemuseum, Bruges
  • Descent from the cross , ibid
  • Baptism of Christ , Salvatorkirche
  • St. Hubertus , altarpiece
  • An angel shows Mary the instruments of suffering
  • Jesus says goodbye to his mother
  • Hl. Gertrude he has the portrait of his daughter used for their physiognomy, a nun of the Abbey
  • Pentecost , in this work there is his own portrait (apostle) and that of his son ( assistant figure who pushes back the curtain)
  • Portrait of a man in a black tunic , State Museum, Berlin
  • St. Augustine washes Christ's feet , Bruges
  • St. Anthony of Padua and the baby Jesus , Bruges
  • St Anthony of Padua raising the dead , Bruges
  • Elderly woman praying , 28 / 22.2in, Hamburger Kunsthalle, OVE-5826
  • Mercury and Jupiter in the house of Philemon and Baichis , San Francisco,
  • La Partie de Musique , Brussels
  • Card players , Dunkirk
  • Adoration of the Infant Jesus , State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
  • Victorious David , ibid
  • Portrait of a man , Lille
  • Portrait of a boy , National Gallery, London
  • Old man in meditation , Fine Arts Museum, Lyon
  • Young man receiving a ticket , ibid
  • Young man writing , Nantes
  • St. Charles Borromée bringing communion to those suffering from the plague in Milan , Louvre , Paris
  • Portrait of a woman , Poitiers
  • St. Martin van Bode , Tournai
  • Writing nobleman , Tournai
  • Adoration of the Shepherds , Valenciennes
  • The birth , Vienna
  • Portrait of a young man , Louvre, Paris
  • Elderly woman praying , 28 / 22.2in, Hamburger Kunsthalle
  • Mercury and Jupiter in the house of Philemon and Baucis , 65.4 / 92.2in, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco California, USA

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ New York Historical Society

Web links

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personal data
SURNAME Oost, Jakob van der Elder
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jacob van Oost the Elder
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Flemish painter
DATE OF BIRTH around 1600
PLACE OF BIRTH Bruges
DATE OF DEATH around 1671
Place of death Bruges