Cornelis Huysmans
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Cornelis Huisman , also Corneille Huysmans, Cornelius Huysmans or Corneille de Malines (baptized 2 April 1648 in Antwerp; died 1 June 1727 in Mechelen
) was a Flemish
painter. He was the brother of Jan-Baptist Huysmans (1654–1716).
, an uncle, apprenticed to Frans Wouters
in 1650, wandered to England towards the close of the reign of Charles II
, and competed with Sir Peter Lely as a fashionable portrait painter. He executed a portrait of the queen, Catherine of Braganza
, now in the National Portrait Gallery (London).. Jan Baptist Huysmans, born at Antwerp in 1654, matriculated in 1676-1677 and became a landscape painter like his brother, who populated his landscapes with figures. He registered numerous apprentices at Antwerp, and painted a landscape dated 1697 now in the Brussels museum.
Cornelis studied in Antwerp under the landscape painter
Gaspard de Witte. Later, he worked with Jacques d'Arthois
in Brussels
, and in 1674 with Adam Frans van der Meulen in Maastricht
. He painted woodside views with fancy backgrounds, half Italian, half Flemish, and he painted with great facility, and left numerous examples behind. At the outset of his career he practised at Malines, where he married in 1682, and there too he entered into some business connexion with van der Meulen, for whom he painted some backgrounds. In 1706 he withdrew to Antwerp, where he resided till 1717, returning then to Malines, where he died. Galleries in Paris, Brussels, Dresden, Berlin, Schwerin and Vienna display his works.
Mechelen
Mechelen Footnote: Mechelen became known in English as 'Mechlin' from which the adjective 'Mechlinian' is derived...
) was a Flemish
Flemish
Flemish can refer to anything related to Flanders, and may refer directly to the following articles:*Flemish, an informal, though linguistically incorrect, name of any kind of the Dutch language as spoken in Belgium....
painter. He was the brother of Jan-Baptist Huysmans (1654–1716).
Biography
He was born to Hendrick Huysmans (bouwmeester) and Catharina van der Meyden, in a family of artists. Huysmans was the name of four Flemish painters who matriculated in the Antwerp Guild of St. Luke in the 17th century. Cornelis the elder, an uncle, apprenticed in 1633, passed for a mastership in 1636, and remained obscure. Jacob HuysmansJacob Huysmans
Jacob Huysmans , was a Flemish portrait painter. He moved to England during the reign of Charles II where he became one of the fashionable painters of the court. His chief portraits are those of Izaak Walton and Catherine of Braganza, Charles II's wife .-Biography:He was born into a family of...
, an uncle, apprenticed to Frans Wouters
Frans Wouters
Frans Wouters was a Flemish Baroque painter who translated the monumental Baroque style of Peter Paul Rubens into the small context of cabinet paintings.-Biography:...
in 1650, wandered to England towards the close of the reign of Charles II
Charles II of England
Charles II was monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland.Charles II's father, King Charles I, was executed at Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War...
, and competed with Sir Peter Lely as a fashionable portrait painter. He executed a portrait of the queen, Catherine of Braganza
Catherine of Braganza
Catherine of Braganza was a Portuguese infanta and queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland as the wife of King Charles II.She married the king in 1662...
, now in the National Portrait Gallery (London).. Jan Baptist Huysmans, born at Antwerp in 1654, matriculated in 1676-1677 and became a landscape painter like his brother, who populated his landscapes with figures. He registered numerous apprentices at Antwerp, and painted a landscape dated 1697 now in the Brussels museum.
Cornelis studied in Antwerp under the landscape painter
Landscape art
Landscape art is a term that covers the depiction of natural scenery such as mountains, valleys, trees, rivers, and forests, and especially art where the main subject is a wide view, with its elements arranged into a coherent composition. In other works landscape backgrounds for figures can still...
Gaspard de Witte. Later, he worked with Jacques d'Arthois
Jacques d'Arthois
Jacques d'Arthois was a Flemish Baroque painter who specialized in landscapes.-Biography:D'Arthois was born in Brussels. He was apprenticed to Jan Mertens on 11 January 1625 and became a master in the Brussels Guild of St. Luke in 1634...
in Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
, and in 1674 with Adam Frans van der Meulen in Maastricht
Maastricht
Maastricht is situated on both sides of the Meuse river in the south-eastern part of the Netherlands, on the Belgian border and near the German border...
. He painted woodside views with fancy backgrounds, half Italian, half Flemish, and he painted with great facility, and left numerous examples behind. At the outset of his career he practised at Malines, where he married in 1682, and there too he entered into some business connexion with van der Meulen, for whom he painted some backgrounds. In 1706 he withdrew to Antwerp, where he resided till 1717, returning then to Malines, where he died. Galleries in Paris, Brussels, Dresden, Berlin, Schwerin and Vienna display his works.