Cornelis Schut

A tapestry designed by Cornelis Schut depicting The Seven Liberal Arts (woven c. 1675; 366 × 519 cm, Gruuthuse museum, Bruges).

Cornelis Schut (13 May 1597, Antwerp – 29 April 1655) was a Flemish Baroque painter, draughtsman and engraver active in Italy and Antwerp.

Biography

Battle of Nördlingen (1634), ca. 1635

His early works show the influence of Abraham Janssens, but during his Italian sojourn in Rome during 1624-1627 and Florence in 1628 he adopted elements of the High Baroque style of Pietro da Cortona, Guercino and classical tendencies informed by Domenichino and Guido Reni. While in Rome, he was also a founding member of the Bentvueghels with the nickname Broodzak (bread bag). According to the RKD he worked on the decorations for the Royal Entry or Pompa Introitus of the Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand into Ghent in 1635, in collaboration with Gaspard de Crayer, Nicolas Roose, Jan Stadius and Theodoor Rombouts.^[1]

References

1. ^ Cornelis Schut in the RKD

• Vlieghe, Hans (1998). Flemish Art and Architecture, 1585-1700. Pelican History of Art. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-07038-1

Persondata
Name	Schut, Cornelis
Alternative names
Short description	draughtsman, engraver, painter
Date of birth	13 May 1597
Place of birth
Date of death	29 April 1655
Place of death