Hieronymus Janssens (1624–1693)

• Was a Flemish genre painter known for his compositions depicting elegant companies engaging in dance, music or play.
• He also painted architectural scenes of real or imaginary palaces, churches, temples and art galleries.
• Born in Antwerp.
• He was a student of Christoffel Jacobsz van der Laemen in 1636–1637.
• He was first registered as a master in the Guild of Saint Luke of Antwerp in 1643–1644.
• He married Catharina van Dooren in 1650.
• He took on four pupils including Jacob Lafosse (III) in 1651–52.
• His work was of influence on later Flemish genre painters such as Jan Josef Horemans the Younger.
• He painted Architectural works in collaboration with other artists such as Dirck van Delen, Wilhelm Schubert van Ehrenberg and Jacobus Ferdinandus Saey.
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