Johannes Antiquus
Johannes Antiquus (1702 in Groningen – 1750 in Groningen)[1] was an eighteenth-century Dutch painter.
Life[]
Antiquus was born at Groningen in 1702. He learned the art of glass staining from , and practised it for some years. He then became a student of Jan Abel Wassenberg, a painter of history and portraits, under whom he studied some time.
He then went to France, where he was much employed as a portrait painter, but did not long remain at Paris, wishing to visit Italy. He lived mainly at Florence, where he was employed by the Grand Duke of Tuscany for six years. His principal work was a large picture of the , which was sufficiently esteemed for the sketch of it to be placed in the Florentine Academy. After several years in Italy, he returned to the Netherlands, where he met with a very flattering reception, and was employed by the Prince of Orange, in the palace of Loo, where he painted a large picture of , and several other works. He was a correct draughtsman and a good colourist. He died in 1750.[2] His brother was also a painter[1]
- Works by Johannes Antiquus
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Johannes Antiquus". Union List of Artists' Names. J Paul Getty Foundation. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- ^ Bryan 1886.
Sources[]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Bryan, Michael (1886). "Antiquus, John". In Graves, Robert Edmund (ed.). Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers (A–K). I (3rd ed.). London: George Bell & Sons.
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- 1702 births
- 1750 deaths
- People from Groningen (city)
- 18th-century Dutch painters
- Dutch male painters
- Dutch painter stubs