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Abraham Janssens I, Abraham Janssen I or Abraham Janssens van Nuyssen (1575–1632) was a Flemish painter, who is known principally for his large religious and mythological works, which show the influence of Caravaggio.
Abraham Janssens was a Flemish painter who was the leading exponent of the classical Baroque style in Flanders during the early 17th century. His stylistic development indicates that he was in Rome between 1598 and 1601 and probably revisited the city sometime between 1602 and 1610.
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Artist: Abraham Janssen van Nuyssen (Flemish, ca. 1575–1632) Date: ca. 1610. Medium: Oil on canvas. Dimensions: 45 3/8 x 58 in. (115.3 x 147.3 cm) Classification: Paintings. Credit Line: Gift of James Belden, in memory of Evelyn Berry Belden, 1971. Accession Number: 1971.101
This commanding depiction of Saint Jerome is a testament to the versatile talents of Abraham Janssens, a prominent figure in the history of Flemish Baroque art and a contemporary of Peter Paul Rubens.
Learn about Abraham Janssens, a history painter who was the leading artist in Flanders before Rubens. See his works of religious and mythological themes, such as Jupiter Rebuked by Venus and The Four Elements.
Abraham Janssens was Sir Peter Paul Rubens' leading rival in Antwerp in the first third of the seventeenth century.
