Joos van Craesbeeck

The Smoker, a presumed self portrait of van Craesbeek, 1635-36

Joos van Craesbeeck[1] (c. 1605/06 – c. 1660) was a Flemish baker and a painter who played an important role in the development of Flemish genre painting in the mid-17th century through his tavern scenes and dissolute portraits. His genre scenes depict low-life figures as well as scenes of middle-class people.[2] He created a few religiously themed compositions.[3]

  1. ^ Name variations: Josse van Craesbeeck, Joos van Craesbeke, Josse van Craesbeke, Joos Van Craesbeeck, Joes van Kraesbeick
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference liec was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Konrad Renger, Craesbeeck [Craesbeke], Joos van, Grove Art Online. Oxford University Press, [accessed 1 March 2015]