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Joris van Bredael (1 January 1661 – c. 1706) was a
at the Netherlands Institute for Art History He was a member of the prominent artistic family van Bredael.
He was born in Antwerp into an artist family as the second son of
1900, p. 184 Joris first wife died c. 1689-90. He worked in Antwerp for the art dealers such as Forchondt. In 1690 Forchondt sent to the representatives of the family business in Vienna six battle scenes by Joris van Bredael including a ''Relief of Vienna'', a ''Capture of Buda'', a ''Capture of Belgrade'' and a ''Capture of Gran''.Reginald Howard Wilenski, ''Flemish Painters: 1430-1830'', Viking Press, 1960, p. 508 On the basis of a painting of a winter view of Vienna, which is attributed to him, it is sometimes assumed he spent time in Vienna.Joris van Bredael, ''A sledge carousel in the courtyard of the Hofburg, Vienna, in the reign of Leopold I''
at Christie’s. He was the teacher of
Very few paintings of Joris Bredael have been preserved. He is mainly known for his battle scenes and city views typically representing some popular celebration or feast. An example of a city view is ''A sledge carousel in the courtyard of the Hofburg, Vienna, in the reign of Leopold I'' (Sold by Christie's on 24 April 1998 in London, lot 73). It represents a sledge-ride at night in the squares and streets of Vienna, a favourite pastime of the Viennese during the winter months.
A battle piece attributed to him is the ''Battle between Christian and Osman Soldiers'' (Sold by Lempertz on 28 September 2011 in Cologne, lot 8). His family members, including his sons, often made similar battle pieces, which seem to have responded to a demand by the European nobility for depictions of their victories over the Turks.Jan Peeter van Bredael, ''Cavalry Engagement against the Turks, with a Distant View of a Town''
at the
Flemish
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painter known for his battle scenes and cityscapes
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representing some popular celebration or feast.Joris van Bredaelat the Netherlands Institute for Art History He was a member of the prominent artistic family van Bredael.
Life
He was born in Antwerp into an artist family as the second son of Peeter van Bredael
Pieter van Bredael or Peeter van Bredael (1629–1719) was a Flemish painter specializing in market scenes and village feasts set in Italianate landscapes or contemporary, usually, urban environments.
Life
Pieter van Bredael was born in Antwe ...
, a well-known painter specializing in market scenes and village feasts set in Italianate landscapes.Walther Bernt, ''The Netherlandish painters of the seventeenth century, Volume 1'', Phaidon, 1970, p. 19 His mother was An Veldener, the daughter of the sculptor Jennyn Veldener.Pierre Van Bredael, in: ''Biographie Nationale Tome 2'', p. 914-917 Two of his brothers, Jan Peeter the Elder and Alexander van Bredael
Alexander van Bredael (1 April 1663 – 14 July 1720) was a Flemish painter known for Italianate landscapes and genre scenes of fairs, cattle markets and villages.
became painters. Joris likely trained under his father. 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 1684.
He married Johanna Maria van Diepenbeeck, the daughter of the prominent Baroque painter Abraham van Diepenbeeck
Abraham van Diepenbeeck (9 May 1596 (baptised) – between May and September 1675) was Dutch painter of the Flemish School.
Biography
Van Diepenbeeck was baptised in 's-Hertogenbosch. After having received a classical education, he became ...
, on 25 July 1681. Their two children Jozef
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* Józef Beck (1894–1944), Polish foreign minister in the 1930s
* J ...
and Jan Pieter both became painters.Wilhelmus Johannes Franciscus Juten, G. C. A. Juten, ''Taxandria'', Volume 71900, p. 184 Joris first wife died c. 1689-90. He worked in Antwerp for the art dealers such as Forchondt. In 1690 Forchondt sent to the representatives of the family business in Vienna six battle scenes by Joris van Bredael including a ''Relief of Vienna'', a ''Capture of Buda'', a ''Capture of Belgrade'' and a ''Capture of Gran''.Reginald Howard Wilenski, ''Flemish Painters: 1430-1830'', Viking Press, 1960, p. 508 On the basis of a painting of a winter view of Vienna, which is attributed to him, it is sometimes assumed he spent time in Vienna.Joris van Bredael, ''A sledge carousel in the courtyard of the Hofburg, Vienna, in the reign of Leopold I''
at Christie’s. He was the teacher of
Joannes Ludovicus Daudenfort
Joannes or John ( la, Iohannes; died 425) was western Roman emperor from 423 to 425.
On the death of the Emperor Honorius (15 August 423), Theodosius II, the remaining ruler of the House of Theodosius, hesitated in announcing his uncle's d ...
and of his two sons.
Work
Very few paintings of Joris Bredael have been preserved. He is mainly known for his battle scenes and city views typically representing some popular celebration or feast. An example of a city view is ''A sledge carousel in the courtyard of the Hofburg, Vienna, in the reign of Leopold I'' (Sold by Christie's on 24 April 1998 in London, lot 73). It represents a sledge-ride at night in the squares and streets of Vienna, a favourite pastime of the Viennese during the winter months.
A battle piece attributed to him is the ''Battle between Christian and Osman Soldiers'' (Sold by Lempertz on 28 September 2011 in Cologne, lot 8). His family members, including his sons, often made similar battle pieces, which seem to have responded to a demand by the European nobility for depictions of their victories over the Turks.at the
Victoria & Albert Museum
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bredael, Joris van Flemish landscape painters Flemish genre painters Flemish Baroque painters 17th-century Flemish painters Painters from Antwerp 1661 births 1706 deaths