Pieter Thijs [SEP] place of death
Pieter Thijs
Pieter Thijs, Peter Thijs or Pieter Thys (Antwerp, 1624 – Antwerp, 1677) was a Flemish painter of portraits as well as religious and history paintings. He was a very successful artist who worked for the courts in Brussels and The Hague as well as for many religious institutions. His work was close to the courtly and elegant style of Anthony van Dyck and his followers.
Life.
Pieter Thijs was born in a modest family as the son of a baker. Thijs had three masters.
to persuade the local playwright Willem Ogier to compose several works for the theater.
Thijs trained his son Pieter Pauwel and was the teacher of Jan Fransicus Lauwereyssens.
Work.
Work General.
Pieter Thijs produced allegorical and mythological compositions for the courts of the Southern Netherlands and the Dutch Republic as well as the local churches and monasteries. He was also in demand as a portrait painter by the court and the local bourgeoisie. 
In the past his reputation suffered because of misattributions of his work. As his style was