Jacob Jordaens
Jacob Jordaens Biography
Jacob Jordaens, a Flemish artist, was born in 1593 into the family of an Antwerp linen merchant. He was the pupil of Adam van Noort (since 1607), under whom Rubens had studied briefly. Later Jordaens married van Noort’s daughter, Catharina. In 1615, he joined the St. Lukas Guild and, in 1621, became its deacon.
Jacob Jordaens 31 Most Important Paintings and Artworks
- Christ Comes As A Gardener To Three Marys.
c.1615. Oil on wood. Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, Germany. Read Note.
- Self-Portrait With Parents, Brothers, And Sisters.
c.1615. Oil on canvas. The Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia.
- The Return Of The Holy Family From Egypt.
c.1616. Oil on oak. Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, Germany. Read Note.
- Madonna And Child Wreathed With Flowers.
c.1618. Flowers painted by Andris Daniels in 19th century. Oil on canvas. The Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia.
- Head Of An Old Woman.
c.1620. Oil on wood. Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nancy, France.
- The Satyr And The Farmer's Family.
After 1620. Oil on canvas-covered panel. Alte Pinakothek, Munich, Germany. Read Note.
- The Artist And His Family In A Garden.
c.1621. Oil on canvas. Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain. Read Note.
- Allegory Of Fertility.
c.1622. Oil on canvas. Musée des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, Belgium.
- Ferry Boat To Antwerp.
c.1623. Oil on canvas. Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, Denmark.
- Portrait Of A Man.
c.1624. Oil on wood. The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, USA.
- Pan And Syrinx.
c.1625. Oil on canvas. Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp, Belgium. Read Note.
- The Four Evangelists.
c.1625. Oil on canvas. Louvre, Paris, France. Read Note.
- Ulysses In The Cave Of Polyphemus.
1630s. Oil on canvas. The Pushkin Museum of Fine Art, Moscow, Russia. Read Note.
- The Veneration Of The Eucharist.
c.1630. Oil on canvas. National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
- The Bean King.
c.1638. Oil on canvas. The Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia.
- Neptune Creates The Horse.
c.1640-1650. Oil on canvas. Palazzo Pitti, Galleria Palatina, Florence, Italy. Read Note.
- Portrait Of A 73-Year-Old Man.
1641. Oil on canvas. Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection, Lugano-Castagnola, Switzerland. Read Note.
- Portrait Of An Elderly Gentleman.
c.1641. Oil on canvas. The Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia. Read Note.
- The Supper At Emmaus.
c.1645/65. Oil on canvas. National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland. Read Note.
- An Offering To Ceres.
Oil on canvas. Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain. Read Note.
Jacob Jordaens Bibliography
Jordaens. by S. Morozova. Moscow. 1974.
Painting of Western Europe. XVII century. by E. Rotenberg. Moscow. Iskusstvo. 1989.
Painting of Europe. XIII-XX centuries. Encyclopedic Dictionary. Moscow. Iskusstvo. 1999.
