Coryn Boel
Quirijn or Coryn Boel the Younger (25 January 1620 – 1668) was a Flemish engraver.
Also recorded as Quirin Boel (II) · Coryn Bol · Coryn II Boel · Quiryn Boel
Coryn Boel
After David Teniers the Younger · Le Joyeux buveur entre 1645 1665 2011-05-26 · Public domain
- Name
- Coryn Boel
- Born
- 25 January 1620
- Birthplace
- Antwerp
- Died
- 1668
- Occupation
- printmaker, etcher and copper engraver.
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Quirijn or Coryn Boel the Younger (25 January 1620 – 1668) was a Flemish engraver.
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Key facts
• Name — Coryn Boel • Born — 25 January 1620 • Birthplace — Antwerp • Died — 1668 • Place of death — Antwerp
Life
Life
Boel was born in Antwerp as the son of Jan Boel. He was the nephew of Quirijn Boel the Elder. Boel worked in Antwerp and in Brussels. His three children were born and baptized in Brussels between 1656 and 1661. The godfathers of the children included prominent painters active in Brussels who were originally from Antwerp such as David Teniers the Younger and Peter Snayers. He died in either Antwerp or Brussels.
Work
Work
Boel is known for engravings after old master paintings, most notably a selection of paintings for David Teniers the Younger for his Theatrum Pictorium. • Illustration — Engraving of The Blind Leading the Blind after a painting by Domenico Fetti • Illustration — Engraving of Venus and Adonis, after a painting by Andrea Schiavone
Works and production
Works and production
The following works and productions are recorded by name or by count.
A man removing a plaster from his hand. Etching attributed to D. Teniers, the younger. Iconographic Collections
David Teniers the Younger · https: Gallery: https: Wellcome Collection gallery (2018-03-22)
A choir of cats sitting on a table singing while a monkey plays a pipe. Engraving by C. Bol after D. Teniers. Iconographic Collections
https: Gallery
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Coryn Boel was born at Antwerp.
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Coryn Boel died at Antwerp.
Deathplace
Antwerp.
Birth place
Coryn Boel died at Brussels.
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- 1.También Coryn o Quiryn: Biographie nationale de Belgique, t. 2, Académie Royale de Belgique, Bruselas, 1868, voz «Boel (Coryn ou Quiryn)», firmada por Ad. Siret, col. 579-580.
- 2.RKD lo hace nacido en 1620 y fallecido en 1668. en Bruselas o Amberes
- 3.Biographie nationale de Belgique, t. 2, Académie Royale de Belgique, Bruselas, 1868, voz «Boel (Coryn ou Quiryn)», firmada por Ad. Siret, col. 579.
- 4.«Quirin Boel II», RKD.
- 5.Díaz Padrón y Royo-Villanova, pp. 47-48.
- 6.«Monkeys», British Museum.
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