Name Jan Horemans Children Jan Josef Horemans II | Died 1790, Antwerp, Belgium | |
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Jan Josef Horemans the Elder (1682 – 1759), was an 18th-century painter from the Southern Netherlands.
Biography
He was born in Antwerp and became the pupil of the painter Jan van Pee and the sculptor Michiel Frans van der Voort. In 1706 he became master in the Antwerp Guild of St. Luke as a pupil of the sculptor Van der Voort. The next year he married his teacher's daughter Maria-Francisca. Their son Jan Josef II and his younger brother Pieter Jacob also became painters. He is known for portraits, genre works, and historical allegories. He died in Antwerp.
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