Deodat del Monte
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Deodat del Monte, or Deodatus Delmont (March 1582, Sint-Truiden
- † 24 November 1644, Antwerp) was a Flemish
Baroque
architect
, astronomer
and painter
.
Delmonte travelled on a Grand Tour
to Italy
from 1600 to 1608, where he met and became friends with Peter Paul Rubens. In 1608 he became a member of the Guild of St. Luke in Antwerp.
He became court painter
to Philip Louis, Count Palatine of Neuburg
, who liked his work so much that he knighted him. He also worked as an architect for the King of Spain, who awarded him several privileges that were threatened in later years. The king's son Philip IV of Spain
came to his defense in this matter with his brother Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria, and his privileges were restored.
wrote a poem about him.
Sint-Truiden
Sint-Truiden is a city and municipality located in the province of Limburg, Flemish Region, Belgium, near the towns of Hasselt and Tongeren. The municipality includes the old communes of Aalst, Brustem, Duras, Engelmanshoven, Gelinden, Gorsem, Groot-Gelmen, Halmaal, Kerkom-bij-Sint-Truiden,...
- † 24 November 1644, Antwerp) was a Flemish
Flemish
Flemish can refer to anything related to Flanders, and may refer directly to the following articles:*Flemish, an informal, though linguistically incorrect, name of any kind of the Dutch language as spoken in Belgium....
Baroque
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
, astronomer
Astronomer
An astronomer is a scientist who studies celestial bodies such as planets, stars and galaxies.Historically, astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using...
and painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
.
Delmonte travelled on a Grand Tour
Grand Tour
The Grand Tour was the traditional trip of Europe undertaken by mainly upper-class European young men of means. The custom flourished from about 1660 until the advent of large-scale rail transit in the 1840s, and was associated with a standard itinerary. It served as an educational rite of passage...
to Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
from 1600 to 1608, where he met and became friends with Peter Paul Rubens. In 1608 he became a member of the Guild of St. Luke in Antwerp.
He became court painter
Court painter
A court painter was an artist who painted for the members of a royal or noble family, sometimes on a fixed salary and on an exclusive basis where the artist was not supposed to undertake other work. Especially in the late Middle Ages, they were often given the office of valet de chambre...
to Philip Louis, Count Palatine of Neuburg
Philip Louis, Count Palatine of Neuburg
Philip Louis of Neuburg was the Duke of Palatinate-Neuburg from 1569 until 1614.-Life:Philip Louis was born in Zweibrücken in 1547 as the eldest son of Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken. After his father's death in 1569, his lands were partitioned between Philip Louis and his four brothers -...
, who liked his work so much that he knighted him. He also worked as an architect for the King of Spain, who awarded him several privileges that were threatened in later years. The king's son Philip IV of Spain
Philip IV of Spain
Philip IV was King of Spain between 1621 and 1665, sovereign of the Spanish Netherlands, and King of Portugal until 1640...
came to his defense in this matter with his brother Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria, and his privileges were restored.
Legacy
He was famous in his lifetime, and supposedly predicted his own death from the stars. Cornelis de BieCornelis de Bie
Cornelis de Bie was a Brabant rederijker, poet, jurist and minor politician from Lier.He is the author of about 64 works, mostly comedies...
wrote a poem about him.