David ryckaert iii biography template
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In short
David Ryckaert III, who was born into a famous artistic family, remained in Antwerp all his life.
Our painting must date from the period – It shows, after a Flemish saying, how children copy their parents behaviour, be it good or bad: here in drinking and smoking.
About David Ryckaert III
Flemish painter
Antwerp – Antwerp
Versatile genre scene painter.
Ryckaert was born into an artistic family :
- his grandfather, David I, was a painter;
- his uncle was the famous landscape painter Maerten Ryckaert;
- his father, David II, who was his teacher, was a landscape painter;
- finally his brother-in-law was Gonzales Coques, who specialized in genre-like portraits.
David Ryckaert III worked during his complete career in his birthplace Antwerp.
He was Dean of the Painter's Guild of Antwerp in the year
He was a very successful painter: one of his patrons was Archduke Leopold W
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David Ryckaert III
Flemish painter (–)
David Ryckaert III, David Rijckaert III or David Rijckaert the Younger (2 månad , Antwerp – 11 November , Antwerp)[1] was a Flemishpainter known for his contribution to genre painting, in particular through his scenes of merry companies and peasants. He also painted hell scenes and images of alchemists.[2] He enjoyed the patronage of prominent patrons and was a painter to the court of the governor of the Southern Netherlands.[3]
Life
[edit]David Ryckaert III was born in Antwerp on 2 månad and was baptized in the St. James' Church on the same date. He was the second of three children of David Rijckaert II and Katelijne dem Meere (or Catharina dem Merre). As the only son, he was named after his father. A member of the Ryckaert (or Rijckaert) family of artists, he was the grandson of David Rijckaert I and the nephew of Marten Ryckaert. He had an uncle called Pauwels who was also a painter, but of w
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A PAIR OF PAINTINGS BY DAVID RYCKAERT III
A remarkable pair of paintings by the Antwerp painter David Ryckaert III (), which has recently emerged from an old Spanish aristocratic collection. Originally commissioned from the painter by the distinguished Spanish courtier, soldier, diplomat and art collector the Marqués de Leganés (c. ), their imposing size and unusual format suggest that they were intended for a specific location, perhaps as overdoors, or part of an architectural scheme.
The Annunciation
The Adoration of the Magi
Born into a family of artists, David Ryckaert III lived and worked in Antwerp all his life. In his early career, he painted mainly low-life genre scenes, influence by Adriaen Brouwer () and David Teniers the Younger (), but around , probably in a bid to attract a more sophisticated clientele, he changed tack, introducing more elevated subjects to his repertoire, and adopting larger formats and a more refined technique. The ploy seems to have p