Jan Boeckhorst | |
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_-_Portrait_of_Jan_Boeckhorst.jpg) Portrait of Jan Boeckhorst by Abraham van Diepenbeeck after van Dyck | |
| Born | Johann Bockhorst circa 1604 |
| Died | 21 April 1668 (aged 64) |
| Nationality | German |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Baroque |
Jan Boeckhorst or Johann Bockhorst[1] (Münster, c. 1604 – Antwerp, 21 April 1668) was a German-born Flemish Baroque painter and draughtsman who worked most of his career in Antwerp. He was a versatile artist who produced history paintings, genre scenes and portraits in a style influenced by the trio of leading Antwerp painters Peter Paul Rubens, Anthony van Dyck and Jacob Jordaens. Boeckhorst also worked as a designer of cartoons for tapestries.[2]
- ^ Alternative names: Johan Boekhorst, Johan Boeckhorst, Johann Boeckhorst, Boichorst, Bronckhorst, van Boeckhorst, nicknames: Lange Jan, Langen Jan, Langhiano and Langian as well as Doctor Faustus
- ^ Jan Boeckhorst at the Netherlands Institute for Art History (in Dutch)