Jacob Leyssens (1661 - 1710)
1661Antwerp, Belgium1710Antwerp, BelgiumBelgium, Italy, Flanders
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.
Date and place of birt: | 1661, Antwerp, Belgium |
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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 |