The Mood Room · Jacob Jordaens
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Jacob Jordaens
Early Life, Family and Training In the bustling streets of Antwerp, Jacob Jordaens entered a world of commerce and industry. Born in 1593, he was the first of eleven children born to Jacob Jordaens, a man who had found success as a linen merchant, and his wife, Barbara van Wolschaten. This prosperous upbringing provided the young boy with a stable foundation, though his path would eventually lead away from the trade of textiles and tow
ard the pigments and brushes of the studio. His early years were shaped by the rhythms of a large, active household in the Spanish Netherlands. The boy's ambition revealed itself early, and by the age of fourteen, he was already following the path of a craftsman. In 1607, he was registered in the local Guild of Saint Luke, entering the service of the master Adam van Noort. This apprenticeship was a formative period that demanded disci…
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