Abraham Janssens
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Abraham Janssen
(b c. 1575; bur Antwerp, 25 Jan 1632). Flemish painter. He painted historical, religious and mythological subjects, often on a large scale, derived principally from antique sculpture and the art of Michelangelo and Raphael and, to a lesser degree, from certain contemporaries, including the Dutch late Mannerists and the Bolognese school. He was highly esteemed in Antwerp but suffered, then and subsequently, from the inevitable comparison with his contemporary and formidable rival Rubens, whose brilliance somewhat eclipsed his own achievements.
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Abraham Janssens
Abraham Janssens (or Jansens) van Nuyssen (ca. 1567/1576 – 1632) was a Flemish Baroque painter.
He was born at Antwerp, in a year variously reported between 1567 and 1576. He studied under Jan Snellinck, was a master in 1602, and in 1607 was dean of the master-painters. He died in the city of his birth.
Till the appearance of Rubens he was considered perhaps the best historical painter of his time. The styles of the two artists are not unalike. In correctness of drawing Janssens excelled his great contemporary; in bold composition and in treatment of the nude he equalled him; but in faculty of color and in general freedom of disposition and touch he fell far short. A master of chiaroscuro, he gratified his taste for strong contrasts of light and shade in his torchlights and similar effects. Good examples of this master are to be seen in the Antwerp museum and the Vienna gallery. The stories of his jealousy of Rubens and of his dissolute life are quite unfounded.
He died in Antwerp. His students include Gerard Seghers and Theodoor Rombouts.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Abraham Janssens (or Jansens) van Nuyssen". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Abraham_Janssens_Van_Nuyssen.
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