Deodat del Monte

Deodatus Delmont
'Deodatus Del Mont by Lucas Vorsterman.
Birth name	Deodat del Monte
Born	1582 Sint-Truiden
Died	24 November 1644(1644-11-24) (aged 62) Antwerp
Nationality	Belgium
Field	Painting, Architecture, Astronomy
Movement	Baroque

Deodat del Monte, or Deodatus Delmont (March 1582, Sint-Truiden - † 24 November 1644, Antwerp) was a Flemish Baroque architect, astronomer and painter.

Delmonte travelled on a Grand Tour to Italy from 1600 to 1608, where he met and became friends with Peter Paul Rubens. In 1608 he became a member of the Guild of St. Luke in Antwerp.

He became court painter to Philip Louis, Count Palatine of Neuburg, who liked his work so much that he knighted him.^[1] He also worked as an architect for the King of Spain, who awarded him several privileges that were threatened in later years. The king's son Philip IV of Spain came to his defense in this matter with his brother Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria, and his privileges were restored.^[1]

Legacy

He was famous in his lifetime, and supposedly predicted his own death from the stars. Cornelis de Bie wrote a poem about him.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Deodatus del Mont biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature

Persondata
Name	Del Monte, Deodat
Alternative names	Delmont, Deodatus
Short description	architect
Date of birth	15 March 1582
Place of birth	Sint-Truiden
Date of death	24 November 1644
Place of death	Antwerp