Pieter van Mol (1599 - 1650)

Pieter van Mol

Pieter van Mol was a Flemish painter and draftsman who worked in the Baroque style.

Pieter van Mol became a master and member of the Antwerp Guild of Artists of St. Luke's in 1622. Around 1631 he moved to Paris, where he opened his own studio and worked at the court of Louis XIII as a court painter. Later, among other artists under the patronage of Cardinal Mazarini, he became the organizer and one of the first members of the French Academy of Painting and Sculpture, later - the Royal Academy of Painting.

Pieter van Mol painted historical and religious subjects, portraits and allegories. His style was obviously strongly influenced by the work of Rubens.