Jan van Kessel I (1626 - 1679)

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Jan van Kessel I

Jan van Kessel the Elder or Jan van Kessel I was a Flemish painter active in Antwerp in the mid 17th century. A versatile artist he practised in many genres including studies of insects, floral still lifes, marines, river landscapes, paradise landscapes, allegorical compositions, scenes with animals and genre scenes. A scion of the Brueghel family many of his subjects took inspiration of the work of his grandfather Jan Brueghel the Elder as well as from the earlier generation of Flemish painters such as Daniel Seghers, Joris Hoefnagel and Frans Snyders. Van Kessel’s works were highly prized by his contemporaries and were collected by skilled artisans, wealthy merchants, nobles and foreign luminaries throughout Europe.

Wikipedia

Date and place of birt:5 april 1626, Antwerp, Belgium
Date and place of death:17 april 1679, Antwerp, Belgium
Nationality:Belgium
Period of activity: XVII century
Specialization:Artist, Draftsman, Painter
Genre:Allegory, Animalistic, Genre art, Landscape painting, Marine art, Still life
Art style:Baroque
Technique:Oil

Creators Belgium

Roberto Mangou (1948)
Roberto Mangou
1948
Charles Leickert (1816 - 1907)
Charles Leickert
1816 - 1907
Pieter van Lint (1609 - 1690)
Pieter van Lint
1609 - 1690
Floris Jespers (1889 - 1965)
Floris Jespers
1889 - 1965
Clifford Holmead Phillips (1889 - 1975)
Clifford Holmead Phillips
1889 - 1975
Aloïs Boudry (1851 - 1938)
Aloïs Boudry
1851 - 1938
Valerius de Sadeler (1867 - 1941)
Valerius de Sadeler
1867 - 1941
Ferdinand de Braekeleer (1792 - 1883)
Ferdinand de Braekeleer
1792 - 1883
Willem Key (1516 - 1568)
Willem Key
1516 - 1568
Mathys Schoevaerdts (1665 - 1703)
Mathys Schoevaerdts
1665 - 1703
Isaac Monteiro (1938 - 2008)
Isaac Monteiro
1938 - 2008
Jacques Calonne (1930 - 2022)
Jacques Calonne
1930 - 2022
Hans Jordaens I (1555 - 1630)
Hans Jordaens I
1555 - 1630
Simon Denis (1755 - 1813)
Simon Denis
1755 - 1813
Rodolphe De Saegher (1871 - 1941)
Rodolphe De Saegher
1871 - 1941
Adriaen Collaert (1560 - 1618)
Adriaen Collaert
1560 - 1618

Creators Baroque

Giacomo Antonio Arland (1668 - 1743)
Giacomo Antonio Arland
1668 - 1743
Jacques Bellange (1575 - 1616)
Jacques Bellange
1575 - 1616
Cornelis Schut I (1597 - 1655)
Cornelis Schut I
1597 - 1655
Johann Michael Greiter (1736 - 1786)
Johann Michael Greiter
1736 - 1786
Johann Michael Millitz (1725 - 1779)
Johann Michael Millitz
1725 - 1779
Elias Gottlob Haussmann (1695 - 1774)
Elias Gottlob Haussmann
1695 - 1774
Nicholas Ricoeur (1750 - 1787)
Nicholas Ricoeur
1750 - 1787
Marcantonio Bellavia (XVII century - ?)
Marcantonio Bellavia
XVII century - ?
Paul Troger (1698 - 1762)
Paul Troger
1698 - 1762
Jacopo Bassano (1515 - 1592)
Jacopo Bassano
1515 - 1592
Floris van Schooten (1585 - 1656)
Floris van Schooten
1585 - 1656
Pieter van Bloemen (1657 - 1720)
Pieter van Bloemen
1657 - 1720
Johann Friedrich Ludwig (1673 - 1752)
Johann Friedrich Ludwig
1673 - 1752
Jean Louis Counet (1652 - 1721)
Jean Louis Counet
1652 - 1721
Pietro Novelli (1603 - 1647)
Pietro Novelli
1603 - 1647
Pietro Ricchi (1606 - 1675)
Pietro Ricchi
1606 - 1675