Jacob Jordaens (1593 ndash; 1678) was one of three Flemish Baroque painters; along with Peter Paul Rubens and Anthony van Dyck; to bring prestige to the Antwerp school of painting. Like Rubens; Jordaens painted altarpieces; mythological; and allegorical scenes; and after 1640mdash;the year Rubens diedmdash;he was the most important painter in Antwerp for large-scale commissions and the status of his patrons increased in general. However; he is best known today for his numerous large genre scenes based on proverbs in the manner of his contemporary Jan Brueghel the Elder. Besides a large output of monumental oil paintings he was a prolific tapestry designer; a career that reflects his early training as a "watercolor" painter. Jordaens importance can also be seen by his number of pupils; the Guild of St. Luke records fifteen official pupils from 1621 to 1667; but six others were recorded as pupils in court documents and not the Guild records; so it is probable that he had more students than officially recorded. Among them were his cousin and his son Jacob. Like Rubens and other artists at that time; Jordaens studio relied on his assistants and pupils in the production of his paintings. Not many of these pupils went on to fame themselves; however a position in Jordaenss studio was highly desirable for young artists from across Europe.
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