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Portrait of Jordaens, Jacob, the elder

Jordaens, Jacob, the elder

1593–1678

Nationality: Spanish Netherlands

Born: 1593, Antwerp

Died: 1678, Antwerp

Gender: male

Movements

Flemish Baroque painting

Baroque

Occupations

draftsperson

painter

printmaker

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Biography

Flemish painter, tapestry designer and draughtsman. He was the first child of Jacob Jordaens (d 5 Aug 1618), a wealthy cloth merchant, and Barbara van Wolschaten (d 11 Feb 1633). In 1607, at the age of 14, he apprenticed himself to the Antwerp painter Adam van Noort, who later became his father-in-law. Comment on works: Landscapes; Mythology; Genre; Religious; Portraits

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Notable Works

Prometheus Bound
Mercury and Argus
The Abduction of Europa
The Bagpipe Player

Artworks

26 artworks

A Fool with an Owl and a Woman at a Window

A Fool with an Owl and a Woman at a Window

17th century

Dorcas Raised From the Dead by Saint Peter

Dorcas Raised From the Dead by Saint Peter

ca. 1670

The King Drinks

The King Drinks

ca. 1645–50

The Young Woman and the Jester

The Young Woman and the Jester

ca. 1640–50

Old Couple with a Child Playing a Pipe

Old Couple with a Child Playing a Pipe

late 18th century

Nymphs Suprised

Nymphs Suprised

ca. 1640

Saint Philip Healing the Cripple in Samaria

Saint Philip Healing the Cripple in Samaria

ca. 1655

Allegory of Fertility (Recto)

Allegory of Fertility (Recto)

ca. 1640

The Holy Family with Saint Anne and the Young Baptist and His Parents

The Holy Family with Saint Anne and the Young Baptist and His Parents

early 1620s and 1650s

The Holy Family with Shepherds

The Holy Family with Shepherds

1616

Study of a Young Girl Drinking from a Glass

Study of a Young Girl Drinking from a Glass

ca. 1640–45

Christ Healing the Paralytic

Christ Healing the Paralytic

ca. 1616–20

A Youth and Two Girls Singing

A Youth and Two Girls Singing

17th century

The Presentation in the Temple, with a Design for a Sculpted Frame

The Presentation in the Temple, with a Design for a Sculpted Frame

ca. 1630–1635

Adoration of the Shepherds

Adoration of the Shepherds

17th century

The Banquet of Anthony and Cleopatra

The Banquet of Anthony and Cleopatra

17th century

Saint Paul at Lystra

Saint Paul at Lystra

17th century

Petrus vindt een munt in de bek van een vis

A Ferry Departs as St Peter Finds a Coin in the Mouth of a Fish

Schouderstuk van een evangelist, naar links

Schouderstuk van een evangelist

RP-T-1964-128

Seated Dog

RP-T-00-437

Graflegging

SK-A-198

A Satyr

De kruisdraging

Christ on the Way to Calvary

Pan gestraft door nimfen

Pan Punished by Nymphs

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