Jacob van Reesbroeck [SEP] date of death
Jacob van Reesbroeck
Jacob van Reesbroeck or Jacob van Rysbroeck (c. 6 December 1620 – 27 February 1704) was a Flemish portrait painter and engraver from Antwerp whose patrons included prominent local families as well as foreign aristocrats and monarchs.
Life.
Jacob van Reesbroeck was born in Antwerp on or shortly before 6 December 1620 (the date of his baptism). At the age of 14 he commenced his artistic training under Jacob Spaeingaert, an obscure portrait painter. He studied painting as well as engraving. Van Reesbroeck became
In 1702 van Reesbroeck made his will and two years later he died in Hoogstraten.
Work.
The work of van Reesbroeck consists mainly of portraits. He is also known for four history paintings depicting the church fathers. As van Reesbroeck only signed the portraits of his foreign patrons and the paintings of the church fathers, the attributions of certain works to the artist are not always firm. For instance, the "" (Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent) has traditionally been attributed to Jacob van Oost but recently