Cornelis norbertus gysbrechts biography of alberta

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Cornelis Norbertus Gijsbrechts or Gysbrechts was a Flemish painter working in Belgium, Germany, Denmark and Sweden in the second half of the seventeenth century. It is not known with certainty where and when Gijsbrechts was born, and his activities in the last years of his life are also undocumented, just as his name is not mentioned in the contemporary art historical literature.

His oldest known painting is dated Gijsbrechts came to Denmark at the latest in , and here he was hired as court artist by the autocratic Danish king Frederik III from —70, and hereafter by Christian V from In the period —72 he received payment for several paintings, i. After having left Copenhagen, he is believed to have been in Stockholm, where in he painted a large letter rack commissioned by the bourgeoisie of the town.

In , he was once again in Germany and this is also the year in which his last known work was made. Hereafter, very little is known of his activities. Cornelius Norbertus Gijsbrechts Flemish, c. Show 30 50 Still Life. Silverware in an Open Cabinet.