Gillis Neyts

Gillis Neyts was a painter, draftsperson, printmaker, artist and etcher (1618–1687). He was born at Ghent and died at Antwerp.

Also recorded as Gillis Nyts; Aegidius Nyts; Aegidius Neyts; Giles Neyts; Gillis Nytts; Gillis Nuyts.

Gillis Neyts in brief

Born
1618
Died
1687
Known for
painter, draftsperson, printmaker, artist and etcher
Place of birth
Ghent
Contents

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Gillis Nyts, Aegidius Nyts, Aegidius Neyts, Giles Neyts and Gillis Nytts. His recorded language was Dutch.

Recognition and collections

Work by Gillis Neyts is held by Finnish National Gallery, National Gallery of Canada, Städel Museum and Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK).

Catalogued works

33 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Art Institute of Chicago and The Cleveland Museum of Art. Their recorded dates run from 1623 to 1681.

Landscape with Castle Ruins, dated 1650, held by Musée Charles de Bruyères. Classical landscape, held by Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK), inventory 1982-O. Landscape with Ruins, dated 1679, held by Hermitage Museum, inventory ГЭ-2876. Landscape with mountain and ruins, dated 1655, held by Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, inventory Gal.-Nr. 1153. Landscape with a Castle, dated 1660, held by Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, inventory 3938. A Rocky River Landscape, dated 1665, held by National Trust, inventory 247868. Landscape with broad river and small castle, dated 1623, held by Museum Plantin-Moretus, inventory CVH 471. Landscape with Horseman and Three Travelers, held by Q214867, inventory 1945.5.92. Landscape with Tobias and the Angel, held by Q214867, inventory 2002.98.51. Ruins of an Amphitheater, held by Q214867, inventory 2002.98.235. Landscape with a castle and a town in the distance, dated 1650, held by Rafael Valls Limited. Fantasy landscape with part of the Wittevrouwenpoort in Utrecht, as seen from the south, dated 1660, held by Kunsthandel P. de Boer. Mountainous landscape with a ruin and figures on a track, dated 1660, held by Johnny Van Haeften Gallery. Landscape with Venus and Adonis, held by York Art Gallery, inventory YORAG : 55. Landscape with Saint George, held by York Art Gallery, inventory YORAG : 54. View of Dordrecht at sunset, dated 1650. Landscape with the ruins of César Castle at Vaulx-Lez-Tournai, dated 1650, held by http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/4fea72a3d4585d7de97354dade1b7cf9. Landscape with Tobias and the Angel, with a View of Antwerp in the Background, dated 1660, held by Agnes Etherington Art Centre, inventory 55-013.04. Village scene with cavaliers and elegant figures conversing in the foreground, dated 1676. Landscape with a Water Mill and Tower, dated 1666. Italianate landscape with travelers on a path by a ruin, dated 1680. The estuary of the Schelde with a Mediterranean galley beached, and a distant view of Antwerp, dated 1650. Mountainous landscape with Diana seeing Actaeon, dated 1662. Landscape with the Groom, dated 1681, held by Musea Brugge, inventory 2014.GRO1327.III. A landscape with the ruins of césar castle at Vaulx-lez-Tournai, held by SØR Rusche Collection. View of the cathedral of Reims, dated 1650, held by Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, inventory Inv: 926. Study of an Old Tree, dated 17th century, pen and brown ink, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 2005.15. Landscape with old trees and figures, dated 17th century, pen and brown and black ink, brown wash, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 2008.382. Vertical Landscape with Two Travelers, dated ca. 1643–87, etching, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 26.72.152. Landscape with the Little Bridge, dated ca. 1643–87, etching, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 17.50.15-339. Landscape with Little Bridge, dated n.d., etching on cream laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1925.345. Landscape with Figures and Horses in the Foreground, dated 1638/87, pen and brown ink on cream laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1989.165. Ruins of an Amphitheatre, dated 1643–81, etching, held by The Cleveland Museum of Art, inventory 1943.601.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 13 named public collections.

Q214867: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Prints in the National Gallery of Art: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. York Art Gallery: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Museum Plantin-Moretus: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. King Baudouin Foundation: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Heritage Fund: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Collection Van Herck: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Musée Charles de Bruyères: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK): 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Hermitage Museum: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 5 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Cleveland Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Neyts [Nyts], Gillis, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Neyts, Gillis or Aegidius, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Neyts, Leonardus, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Neyts, J. F., Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Une œuvre d’art spoliée par les Nazis conservée à la Bibliothèque royale de Belgique : la restitution de la <i>Vue du Kattenberghof à Anvers</i> par Gillis Neyts, In Monte Artium, 2016.

Naming and authority record

This heading is established in VIAF (54419309) and Gemeinsame Normdatei (GND) (10353620-6). Those registers additionally record the forms Gillis Neyts, 1623-1687, Gillis Neyts Vlaams schilder, tekenaar en etser, Gillis Neyts, dibujante, pintor y grabador flamenco, Gillis Neyts, technisch tekenaar uit Zuidelijke Nederlanden (-), Gillis Neyts, Flämischer Zeichner, Maler und Kupferstecher (1623-1687), Gillis Neyts, peintre, dessinateur et graveur flamand (1623-1687) and Gillis Neyts, Flemish draughtsman, painter and engraver (1623-1687).

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 5 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 7 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 7 means 7 genuinely separate publishers of record. 12 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1618Gillis Neyts born at Ghent.
  2. 1650Landscape with Castle Ruins (Musée Charles de Bruyères).
  3. 1655Landscape with mountain and ruins (Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden).
  4. 1660Landscape with a Castle (Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest).
  5. 1665A Rocky River Landscape (National Trust).
  6. 1679Landscape with Ruins (Hermitage Museum).
  7. 1687Gillis Neyts died at Antwerp.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Neyts [Nyts], Gillis, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Neyts, Gillis or Aegidius, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Neyts, J. F., Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Neyts, Leonardus, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Une œuvre d’art spoliée par les Nazis conservée à la Bibliothèque royale de Belgique : la restitution de la <i>Vue du Kattenberghof à Anvers</i> par Gillis Neyts, In Monte Artium, 2016

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Gemeinsame Normdatei 10353620-6, Exposition Gillis Neyts. Un Paysagiste Brabançon en Vallée Mosane au XVIIe Siècle (2008 : Namur).

    authority file · Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek

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  7. 7.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Gillis Neyts.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  8. 8.

    The Cleveland Museum of Art, open access collection records associated with Gillis Neyts.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Cleveland Museum of Art

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  9. 9.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Gillis Neyts (5 objects).

    museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  10. 10.

    VIAF cluster 54419309 for Gillis Neyts, aggregating national library name authorities.

    authority file · Unverified · OCLC

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  11. 11.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q3106622: Gillis Neyts

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  12. 12.

    “Gillis Neyts”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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