Jean-Baptiste le Saive I (1571 - 1624)
1571Namur, Belgium1624Mechelen, Belgium
Jean-Baptiste le Saive I
Jan-Baptiste le Saive the Elder, also Jan le Saive, Jean de Namur le Jeune, was a Flemish Baroque painter.
Apparently Jan Baptiste was trained in painting by his artist father, Jean le Saive (1540-1611). He painted altarpieces and religious scenes in cathedrals, as well as genre scenes and portraits. His son was the painter Jean-Baptiste le Saive the Younger (1604-1641).
Date and place of birt: | 1571, Namur, Belgium |
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Date and place of death: | 1624, Mechelen, Belgium |
Period of activity: | XVI, XVII century |
Specialization: | Artist, Painter |
Art school / group: | Flemish School |
Genre: | Genre art, History painting, Portrait, Religious genre |
Art style: | Baroque |