Hans IV Jordaens [SEP] occupation
Hans IV Jordaens
Hans IV Jordaens (1616 in Delft – 1680 in Voorburg), was a Dutch Golden Age painter who travelled to Rome.
Biography.
According to Houbraken he was born in Delft in 1616, where he became a grand master. He spent a long time in Rome, Venice, and Naples, and Houbraken wasn't sure if his best work started before or after this trip. He could "spoon up his figures on his paintings with ease" and was called "Potlepel" or "
became a member of the Confrerie Pictura in the Hague. Most of his known works are still installed in the buildings for which they were made. Although he is registered in Antwerp and in the Hague when Jacob Jordaens was there, the RKD claims he was also a pupil of Hans IV Jordaens, not Jacques Jordaens.
References.
- Pieter Jansz van Ruyven at the Rijksmuseum
- Pieter Jansz van Ruyven on Artnet
External links.
- Vermeer and The Delft School, a full text exhibition catalog from The