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Justus van Egmont

1601-1674 Flemish/Baroque

 

Brief Biography-Justus van Egmont from Leyden was a student of the Flemish artist Gaspar van den Hoecke. He later entered the atelier of Peter Paul Rubens in Antwerp. Conjecture has it that he came under the influence of Anthony van Dyck at one stage. In 1628, he became a Master in the Antwerp Guild of St Luke. His work took him to Paris, where Louis XIII and XIV engaged him in his service; he got introduced to the circle of the royal court through dealings with Rubens. He assisted Simon Vouet in undertaking several historical works and was handsomely rewarded by the monarchs over many years. Egmont became an elder at the founding of the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture of Paris in 1648. After Paris, he returned to Antwerp and worked on tapestries there and in Brussels. He died in Antwerp in 1674. He left behind him a collection of the great master’s paintings amongst his works.

 

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king louis XIV
of france

king louis XIV of france

philippe of france
duke of anjou

philippe of france duke of anjou

a portrait of
a lady

a portrait of a lady

charles II prince
of wales

charles ii prince of wales

louis de bourbon
prince of conde

louis de bourbon prince of conde

king charles x
gustav of sweden

king charles ten gustav of sweden


louis XIII

louis XIII

 

louise marie gonzaga
de nevers

louise marie gonzaga de nevers queen of poland

palazzo mansi lucca
tapestries

palazzo mansi lucca tapestries

portrait
of a lady

portrait of a lady

queen louise marie
gonzaga

queen louise marie gonzaga

venus gives weapons
to aeneas

venus gives weapons to aeneas