Domenicus Verwilt
Illustration — Eric XIV of Sweden by Domenicus Verwilt, ca. 1560 Domenicus Verwilt (sometimes ver Wilt) was a Flemish painter active in Sweden.
Domenicus Verwilt
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- Born
- 1520
- Died
- 1565
- Nationality
- Habsburg Netherlands
- Occupation
- painter
- Fields
- portrait
- Languages
- Dutch
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Illustration — Eric XIV of Sweden by Domenicus Verwilt, ca. 1560 Domenicus Verwilt (sometimes ver Wilt) was a Flemish painter active in Sweden.
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The recorded working language is Dutch. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait. Places of work recorded in the authority are Antwerp and Sweden. Positions recorded include court painter. Work by Domenicus Verwilt is recorded in the collections of Nationalmuseum and Wawel Castle.
According to the RKD he is known for portraits and historical allegories. Though his birth and death dates are uncertain, he is registered working in Antwerp from 1544 to 1555 and in Sweden between 1556 and 1566, where he became court painter to Eric XIV of Sweden. He probably knew the portrait painter Steven van der Meulen from his period in Antwerp, who also visited the court of Eric XIV and made a painting of him in 1561.
Portrait of Svante Sture, Swedish count executed for treason along with his sons in 1567
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