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Alexander Voet the Younger or Alexander Voet II (27 June 1637, in
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Like his father, he did not engrave all works signed by him but had them produced by collaborators in his workshop.
Alexander Voet was a reproductive artist who made prints after the works of contemporary Antwerp masters such as Rubens,
Alexander Voet the Younger or Alexander Voet II (27 June 1637, in Antwerp
Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,
– 1693/1705) was a Flemish engraver, print artist and publisher. He was the son of Alexander Voet the Elder
Alexander Voet the Elder or Alexander Voet I (10 September 1608 (or possibly in 1613) in Antwerp – 1 October 1689 in Antwerp) was a Flemish engraver, print artist and publisher. He was one of the leading engravers and publishers in Antwerp ...
, one of the leading engravers and publishers in Antwerp in the middle and second half of the 17th century. He first worked in his father's large workshop and later operated his own workshop.Alexander Voet (II)at
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Life
Alexander Voet the Younger was born in Antwerp on 27 June 1637 as the son of Alexander Voet the Elder, a leading printmaker and publisher in Antwerp. Alexander trained under his father as well as under the prominent engraverPaulus Pontius
Paulus Pontius (May 1603 in Antwerp – 16 January 1658 in Antwerp) was a Flemish engraver and painter. He was one of the leading engravers connected with the workshop of Peter Paul Rubens. After Rubens' death, Pontus worked with other leadin ...
, one of the key printmakers in Rubens' workshop.
He travelled to Rome where he was recorded in 1661. Upon his return he became a member of the Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke
The Guild of Saint Luke was the most common name for a city guild for painters and other artists in early modern Europe, especially in the Low Countries. They were named in honor of the Evangelist Luke, the patron saint of artists, who was ide ...
in 1662. He married Jeanne Marie van Leest on 14 January 1663.
In 1665 he moved to Ghent
Ghent ( nl, Gent ; french: Gand ; traditional English: Gaunt) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the East Flanders province, and the third largest in the country, exceeded in ...
where he resided and remained active until about 1689. He was also again active in Antwerp from 1681.
Work
Like his father, he did not engrave all works signed by him but had them produced by collaborators in his workshop.
Alexander Voet was a reproductive artist who made prints after the works of contemporary Antwerp masters such as Rubens, Jacob Jordaens
Jacob (Jacques) Jordaens (19 May 1593 – 18 October 1678) was a Flemish painter, draughtsman and tapestry designer known for his history paintings, genre scenes and portraits. After Peter Paul Rubens and Anthony van Dyck, he was the leading Fle ...
and others. An example is the ''Old fool with his cat'', which he made and published after a design by Jordaens. The composition recalls a painting of ''The woman, the fool and his cat'' of the mid 1640s by Jordaens (private collection) and also uses a decorative frame border reminiscent of Jordaens' tapestry designs.
Zita Pataki
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, Birgit MŸnch, ''Jordaens: Genius of Grand Scale'', Columbia University Press, 1 June 2012, p. 298
Stylistically his style of engraving is close to that of Paulus Pontius
Paulus Pontius (May 1603 in Antwerp – 16 January 1658 in Antwerp) was a Flemish engraver and painter. He was one of the leading engravers connected with the workshop of Peter Paul Rubens. After Rubens' death, Pontus worked with other leadin ...
and of his father. As a result it has not always been possible to identify whether the father or son were responsible for engraving a particular print.
He worked on many of the devotional publications of the Catholic monastic orders. He was also active as a retoucher and engraver for the Plantin-Moretus Press in Antwerp.Karen Lee Bowen, ''The illustration of books published by the Moretuses'', Museum Plantin-Moretus Plantin-Moretus Museum, 1997, p. 77 & 82
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