Jacob Leyssens (1661 - 1710) - photo 1

Jacob Leyssens

Jacob Leyssens / Lyssens was a Flemish painter and decorator. After training in Antwerp, he spent a long time in Rome. After his return to Antwerp, he was active as a painter and decorator and collaborated with prominent Antwerp still life painters such as Gaspar Peeter Verbruggen the Younger and Jan Baptist Bosschaert. He became a member of the Bentvueghels, an association of mainly Dutch and Flemish artists working in Rome. Only a few of his works are known, one of which is in the collection of the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg. He decorated many rooms and ceilings in prominent residences and buildings in Antwerp. He is known to have collaborated as a staffage painter with other artists.

Wikipedia

Date and place of birt:1661, Antwerp, Belgium
Date and place of death:1710, Antwerp, Belgium
Nationality:Belgium, Italy, Flanders
Period of activity: XVII, XVIII century
Specialization:Artist, Decorator, Historian, Painter
Art school / group:Bentvueghels
Genre:Genre art, History painting, Religious genre
Art style:Baroque, Old Masters

Creators Belgium

Alfred Ronner (1851 - 1901)
Alfred Ronner
1851 - 1901
Philipp Ferdinand de Hamilton (1664 - 1750)
Philipp Ferdinand de Hamilton
1664 - 1750
Constantin Meunier (1831 - 1905)
Constantin Meunier
1831 - 1905
Jan Provoost (1465 - 1529)
Jan Provoost
1465 - 1529
Abraham Willemsens (1605 - 1672)
Abraham Willemsens
1605 - 1672
Jan Davidsz. de Heem (1606 - 1684)
Jan Davidsz. de Heem
1606 - 1684
Jan Siberechts (1627 - 1700)
Jan Siberechts
1627 - 1700
Cornelis Meyssens (1640 - 1673)
Cornelis Meyssens
1640 - 1673
Louis Dubois (1830 - 1880)
Louis Dubois
1830 - 1880
Edward Antoon Portielje (1861 - 1949)
Edward Antoon Portielje
1861 - 1949
Joseph Édouard Stevens (1816 - 1892)
Joseph Édouard Stevens
1816 - 1892
Auguste Donnay (1862 - 1921)
Auguste Donnay
1862 - 1921
Guy Peellaert (1934 - 2008)
Guy Peellaert
1934 - 2008
Kurt Lewy (1898 - 1963)
Kurt Lewy
1898 - 1963
Pieter van der Borcht I (1530 - 1608)
Pieter van der Borcht I
1530 - 1608
Ambrosius Francken (1544 - 1618)
Ambrosius Francken
1544 - 1618

Creators Baroque

Johann Daniel Preißler (1666 - 1737)
Johann Daniel Preißler
1666 - 1737
Pier Dandini (1646 - 1712)
Pier Dandini
1646 - 1712
Ferdinand Bol (1616 - 1680)
Ferdinand Bol
1616 - 1680
Jean-Baptiste Le Prince (1734 - 1781)
Jean-Baptiste Le Prince
1734 - 1781
Gerrit Adriaensz Berckheyde (1638 - 1698)
Gerrit Adriaensz Berckheyde
1638 - 1698
Giuseppe Antonio Ghedini (1707 - 1791)
Giuseppe Antonio Ghedini
1707 - 1791
Willem Kalf (1619 - 1693)
Willem Kalf
1619 - 1693
Paolo Veronese (1528 - 1588)
Paolo Veronese
1528 - 1588
Harmen Loeding (1627 - 1673)
Harmen Loeding
1627 - 1673
Fra Angelico (1397 - 1455)
Fra Angelico
1397 - 1455
Leonello Spada (1576 - 1622)
Leonello Spada
1576 - 1622
Hendrik van Minderhout (1632 - 1696)
Hendrik van Minderhout
1632 - 1696
Giulio Carpioni (1613 - 1678)
Giulio Carpioni
1613 - 1678
Paul van Hillegaert (1596 - 1640)
Paul van Hillegaert
1596 - 1640
Gillis van Tilborgh II (1625 - 1678)
Gillis van Tilborgh II
1625 - 1678
Joseph Schmutzer (1683 - 1740)
Joseph Schmutzer
1683 - 1740