Johannes Ykens

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Johannes Ykens (1613, Antwerp – after 1680), was a Flemish Baroque painter and wood sculptor.

Biography

According to Houbraken, he was a flower painter along with Frans Ykens.^[1] According to Cornelis de Bie's work on painters called Het Gulden Cabinet, however, which had been Houbraken's source, only Frans was a famed flower painter, and Jan was famous for being good at arranging subjects.^[2] He had first learned to draw as part of his training to become a sculptor, and he was a respected sculptor before becoming known for his paintings.^[2]^[1]

According to the RKD he was the son of sculptor Melchior Ykens and the father of the painters Catharina Ykens II and Peter Ykens.^[3] He entered the Antwerp Guild of St. Luke in 1639 as winemaster, meaning he was the son of a member.^[3] His pupils besides his children were the sculptor Flups Tallaert, (1640-41), Lamberecht la Fosse (1641-42), Peeter van Opbergen (1645-46), and Jan-Battista van Neckens (1665-66).^[3]

Authority control	BPN: 68056282

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 (Dutch) Francois en Jan Eykens in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
↑ 2.0 2.1 (Dutch) Franchois Eyckens ende Ian Eyckens in Cornelis de Bie's 'Het Gulden Cabinet, 1662, courtesy of Google books
↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Johannes Ykens in the RKD

Wooden sculptures including a Maria of the 7 sorrows in 1645, and a rood screen from 1657, in the Kouterkapel, Zele
Johannes Ykens on Artnet

Persondata
Name	Ykens, Johannes
Alternative names	Jan Eyckens; Eykens
Short description	Flemish Baroque wood sculptor and painter
Date of birth	1613
Place of birth	Antwerp
Date of death	1680
Place of death	Antwerp

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