Gillis II Coignet (September 1586 in

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– after 1641 in Antwerp) was a Flemish

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and landscape painter. Gillis II was the son of Jacob Coignet (III) and Hester van Beringen. He married Magdalena van der Beken on 29 September 1609. He had at least nine children: Jacob, Joanna, Anna, Egidius, Hester, Barbara, Michiel, Maria, Gulielmus. He joined the

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in 1607 as a master's son.P. Rombouts & T. van Lerius (1874) II, p.442 He was active until at least 1641/42. Gillis' style resembles that of Gillis van Coninxloo and the Frankenthal school. Gillis' son Jacob was also a

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Coignet, Gillis 02 1586 births 1641 deaths Flemish Baroque painters Painters from Antwerp