Jooris van der Straeten, known as Jorge de la Rúa in Spain and in France as Georges van der Straeten[1] (fl. 1552–1577), was a Flemish portrait and history painter. Originally from Ghent, he travelled abroad and became portrait painter to the ruling houses in Portugal, Spain and France.[2] A polyglot, van der Straeten was a versatile courtier, who worked primarily as a portraitist for queens.[3]
- ^ Alternative name spellings: as Joris van Straeten, Jooris van Straeten, Georges van Straeten, Georges van Gent, Georgius van Gent, Jooris van Gent, Joris van Gent, Georges van Gent, Georgius van Gent, Jooris van Gent, Joris van Gent
- ^ Joris van Straeten at the Netherlands Institute for Art History (in Dutch)
- ^ Annemarie Jordan, Jooris van der Straeten: Habsburg Court Portraitist in Portugal, Spain, and France, paper presented on 24 March 2007