Louis Finson

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Allegory of the Four Elements, 1611

Louis Finson (1580 or 1575–1617), also known as Ludovicus Finsonius, was a Flemish painter.^[1]

Biography

Finson was born in Bruges. His father, Jacques Finson, was a painter.

He first visited Italy,^[2] where he became one of the first Flemish Caravaggisti, then Spain and France, especially Provence^[3] (Marseille, Aix and Arles). A number of his paintings are still to be found in Provence.

Finson, who enjoyed much success during his lifetime, primarily painted on religious themes; he produced a number of altarpieces. He also was an art dealer; he notably owned two paintings by Caravaggio, one of them being the Madonna of the Rosary, now in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.

Finson died in Amsterdam (or in Bruges) in 1617.

Gallery

Paintings by Louis Finson
La résurrection de Lazare (1613)
Church of Saint-Mathieu
Château-Gombert (Marseille)
Adoration des rois mages (1614)
Church of St. Trophime
Arles
Lapidation de saint Étienne
Church of St. Trophime
Arles
La résurrection
Church of Saint-Jean-de-Malte
Aix-en-Provence
Gaspard du Laurens en roi Gaspard
Church of St. Trophime
Arles

References

↑ Oxford Grove Art; see http://www.answers.com/topic/louis-finson-1
↑ http://balat.kikirpa.be/Detail_notice.php?id=2291
↑ Martin Faber, a German painter and an imitator, joined him there.

External links

Self-portrait, Musée des beaux-arts de Marseille

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Name	Finson, Louis
Alternative names	Finsonius, Ludovicus
Short description	Dutch painter
Date of birth	1580
Place of birth
Date of death	1617
Place of death

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