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      1644 - 1708

      Na první pohled

      • Art period: Early Modern
      • Color intensity: monochromatic
      • Top-ranked work: Holy Family in a Flower Garland
      • Died: 1708
      • Top 3 works:
        • Holy Family in a Flower Garland
        • The Sculptor Willem Kerricx and his Son Willem Ignatius
        • Gregorius Martens, Mayor of Antwerp and Dean of the Guild of Saint Luke
      • Copyright status: Public domain

      The Life of Jacob Denys

      Jacob Denys was a Flemish Baroque painter born in Antwerp, where he was baptized on 29 July 1644. He was the son of the portrait painter Frans Denys and Martina Vleckhamer. Following his training under his father and the painter Erasmus Quellinus the Younger, he traveled to Italy. During his career, he was recorded in Venice, Rome, Naples, and Bologna. In 1666, he settled in Mantua, working at the court of the Duke of Mantua, Ferdinando Gonzaga. He later moved to Florence in 1672, where he worked for the Duke of Tuscany, Cosimo III de' Medici.

      In 1679, Denys returned to Antwerp and became a member of the Guild of St. Luke as a wijnmeester. He was also active in Brussels between 1680 and 1682. On 9 May 1691, he married Isabella Librechts. After a period in Mantua from 1697 to 1700, his death is believed to have occurred after August 1700, likely in Mantua.

      Artistic Contributions

      The known works of Jacob Denys consist mainly of portraits, though he also painted landscapes and history paintings. His large history paintings include seven works located in the presbytery of the church of San Maurizio in Mantua, such as an Apparition of Madonna and Child to Saints Margaret and Maurice and the Blessed Theatines.

      Denys also participated in the creation of garland paintings, a genre where figures are placed within a central cartouche surrounded by flowers or fruit. In one such collaboration, The Holy Family in a flower garland, held at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Denys painted the figures of the Holy Family while Daniel Seghers provided the still life elements.

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      Kde a v jakém roce se narodil/a Jacob Denys?

      Jacob Denys se narodil(a) v roce 1644 ve městě Antwerp.

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      Krátký kvíz

      U každé otázky je pouze jedna správná odpověď.

      Otázka 1:
      Where was Jacob Denys born?
      Otázka 2:
      Which patron did Jacob Denys work for in Mantua?
      Otázka 3:
      Who was Jacob Denys's father?
      Otázka 4:
      In which city did Jacob Denys work for the Duke of Tuscany?
      Otázka 5:
      What type of painting is 'The Holy Family in a flower garland' an example of?