Jacob Jordaens I

Artist (Belgium)

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At fourteen, Jacob Jordaens (1593-1678), a merchant’s son in Antwerp, was apprenticed to Adam van Noort, who also taught Rubens. In 1615, he joined the artists guild and married Van Noort's daughter a year later. In addition to large history paintings, Jordaens produced genre paintings and portraits, as well as designs for tapestries. Unlike Van Dyck and Rubens, Jordaens w...

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