Nicolas Neufchatel or Neufchâtel (c. 1527 – c. 1590), known as Lucidel, was a

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and

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. He worked in

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and was noted as one of the leading

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painters of the 1560s.

Life

The earliest likely reference to Neufchatel occurs in the

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of the Antwerp's

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, which list a 'Colyn van Nieucasteel' as a student of

Pieter Coecke van Aelst Pieter Coecke van Aelst or Pieter Coecke van Aelst the Elder ( Aalst, 14 August 1502 – Brussels, 6 December 1550) was a Flemish painter, sculptor, architect, author and designer of woodcuts, goldsmith's work, stained glass and tapestries.

in the year 1539. As a student in

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, Neufchatel would have been introduced to the works of

Frans Floris Frans Floris, Frans Floris the Elder or Frans Floris de Vriendt (17 April 15191 October 1570) was a Flemish painter, draughtsman, print artist and tapestry designer. He is mainly known for his history paintings, allegorical scenes and portraits.< ...

Willem Key Willem Adriaensz Key (1516 – 5 June 1568) was a Flemish Renaissance painter. Biography Key was born in Breda, Netherlands. In 1529 he was known to be a pupil of Pieter Coecke van Aelst in Antwerp. Later, together with Frans Floris, h ...

, and other masters of the 1540s. From 1561 to 1567 he lived in

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. It appears that he relocated to Germany for religious reasons, for on 23 July 1567, the

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ordered him not engage in any more

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agitation. It is believed that he stayed in Nuremberg until at least 1573, the year he painted a portrait of

Johan Gregor van der Schardt Johan (or Jan) Gregor van der Schardt (Nijmegen, Netherlands, c. 1530/31 – Denmark, after 1581) was a sculptor from the Northern Renaissance. Life He toured Italy in the 1560s and among others worked in Bologna. From 1569 to 1576 he was in ...

. After that year nothing is known of his life.

External links

Works of Neufchatel at the National Gallery in LondonWorks of Neufchatel at Kunst Indeks Danmark
16th-century Flemish painters 1520s births 1590s deaths People from Mons {{Netherlandish-painter-stub