Nicolaas van Eyck

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Soldiers resting in a village, 1640

Nicolaas van Eyck (1617, Antwerp – 1679, Antwerp), was a Flemish Baroque painter.

Biography

According to the RKD he learned to paint from Theodoor Rombouts, whose pupil he became in 1632.^[1] He was captain of the schutterij and painted battle scenes as befit his occupation, and was still painting in Antwerp in 1660.^[2] His own pupil later was Pieter Hofman (bentname Janitzer for Janissary).^[1] He is known for landscapes with soldiers and horsemen.^[1] His son Nicolaas II also became a painter.

He was friends with Jan Philips van Thielen, who had also been a pupil of Rombouts, and later Van Eyck was godfather to at least one of his nine children.^[3]

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References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Nicolaas van Eyck in the RKD
↑ Het Gulden Cabinet, p. 388, 1660, Cornelis de Bie
↑ Jan Philip van Thielen in the RKD

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Name	Eyck, Nicolaas van
Alternative names
Short description	Flemish Baroque painter
Date of birth	1617
Place of birth	Antwerp
Date of death	1679
Place of death	Antwerp

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