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Frans Pourbus the Elder

Frans Pourbus the Elder (1545–1581) was a painter and artist.

Also recorded as Frans Pourbus I; Frans (I) Pourbus; Frans Pourbus (I); Frans I Pourbus; Frans Pourbus; Frans Pourbus le Vieux.

Frans Pourbus the Elder in brief

Born
1545
Died
1581
Known for
painter and artist
Place of birth
Bruges
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Overview

Born at Bruges in 1545, died at Antwerp in 1581.

In detail

training under Pieter Pourbus is recorded.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Antwerp and Ghent.

Works named in the authority record are Portrait of a Knight of the Order of Calatrava, probably of the Sorias or Soreau Lineage (Sorel).

Work by Frans Pourbus the Elder is recorded in the collections of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp and Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK).

Sources

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  1. 1.

    “Frans Pourbus the Elder”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1445472: Frans Pourbus the Elder

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