Justus van Egmont
Justus van Egmont (* 1602 in Leiden ; † January 8, 1674 in Antwerp ) was a Dutch-Flemish painter .
Life
Justus van Egmont was born in Leiden in 1602. From 1615 he worked in Caspar van den Hoecke's studio in Antwerp , later came to Peter Paul Rubens and helped him with the execution of his works.
In 1628 he is registered as a master with the appendix "bei Rubens". In the same year he left Antwerp and went to Paris , where he became court painter to King Louis XIII. and XIV. was. In 1648 he was one of the first twelve members of the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture, founded in the same year . Around 1660 he returned to Antwerp, where he died on January 8, 1674.
Works
Egmont was mainly a portrait painter and adhered entirely to Rubens' style. But he did not achieve its vitality. Its coloring is smoother, its handling more petty.
Pictures of him can be found in Vienna (portraits of King Philip IV of Spain and Archduke Leopold Wilhelm ), Schleissheim ( Maria von Medicis ), Rome (Port. Of Queen Christina of Sweden , Palazzo Corsini), fountains (“Ecclesia”, high altar picture of the Federal Chapel) among others O.
literature
- Adolphe Siret: Egmont, Justus van . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 5, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1877, p. 687 f.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Egmont, Justus van |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Flemish painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1602 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leiden (city) |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 8, 1674 |
| Place of death | Antwerp |