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Pieter van Avont

Pieter van Avont was a painter, artist, printmaker, draftsperson, art dealer and etcher (1600–1652). He was born at Mechelen and died at Deurne.

Also recorded as Peeter Von Avont; Peeter Van Avout; Peeter van Avont; Peeter Avont; Peter Avont; Peter van Avont.

Pieter van Avont in brief

Born
1600
Died
1652
Known for
painter, artist, printmaker, draftsperson, art dealer and etcher
Place of birth
Mechelen
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Recognition and collections

Work by Pieter van Avont is held by Auckland Art Gallery, Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp and Statens Museum for Kunst.

Catalogued works

4 works under this name are catalogued by Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1600 to 1992.

Epilepsy and Persian culture : an overview / A. Vanzan, F. Paladin., dated 1992, held by Wellcome Collection. Angels presenting the Cross. Engraving by W.H. after P. van Avont., held by Wellcome Collection. Diana [Artemis]. Engraving by P. Pontius and etching by W. Hollar after P. van Avont., held by Wellcome Collection. Saint Mary Magdalen. Etching by W. Hollar after P. van Avont., dated 1600-1699, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

Wellcome Collection: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

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

Avont, Pieter van, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Avont, Pieter van, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Avont, Georg van, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Avont, Josse van, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Avont, Augustin van, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011.

Digitised editions and texts

4 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

Four Children and a Satyr — Internet Archive. Five Boys and a Satyr (1625) — Internet Archive. Aqua (Water), from the Elements (1647) — Internet Archive. Wooded Landscape (1644) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 10 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 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 16 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

The authority associates the name with Baroque.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Antwerp. Membership is recorded of Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke.

Work by Pieter van Avont is recorded in the collections of Auckland Art Gallery, Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Statens Museum for Kunst and Hermitage Museum.

Chronology

  1. 1600Pieter van Avont born at Mechelen.
  2. 1600Saint Mary Magdalen. Etching by W. Hollar after P. van Avont. (Wellcome Collection).
  3. 1625Five Boys and a Satyr digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1644Wooded Landscape digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 1647Aqua (Water), from the Elements digitised by Internet Archive.
  6. 1652Pieter van Avont died at Deurne.

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.

    Avont, Augustin van, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Avont, Georg van, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Avont, Josse van, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Avont, Pieter van, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Avont, Pieter van, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Internet Archive, 4 digitised items catalogued under Pieter van Avont as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  7. 7.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 4 works naming Pieter van Avont.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  8. 8.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q2072122: Pieter van Avont

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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  9. 9.

    “Pieter van Avont”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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