Gillis Mostaert
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Gillis Mostaert was a Southern Netherlandish
painter.
, near Antwerp. According to the RKD, he was a painter, but he sent his sons to his own father Jan Mostaert
in Haarlem. Gillis had a twin brother, Frans Mostaert
, who also became a painter and who looked so much like him that their own parents could not tell them apart. After their early training, Gillis studied with Jan Mandijn
and Frans with Herri met de Bles
. The Mostaert brothers both joined the Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke
in 1554. Perhaps they returned to Antwerp with their grandfather who later died there.
Gillis painted a variety of subjects including religious, battle scenes, and depictions of village life. He married Margareta Baes in 1563 and they went on to have six children together. He died in Antwerp.
Southern Netherlands
Southern Netherlands were a part of the Low Countries controlled by Spain , Austria and annexed by France...
painter.
Biography
According to Karel van Mander, Mostaert's father was from HulstHulst
Hulst is a municipality and a city in southwestern Netherlands in the east of Zeelandic Flanders.- History :Hulst received city rights in the 12th century....
, near Antwerp. According to the RKD, he was a painter, but he sent his sons to his own father Jan Mostaert
Jan Mostaert
Jan Mostaert, also known by the names Joannes Sinapius and Master Of Oultremont was a Dutch Renaissance painter of portraits and religious subjects, though his most famous creation was the "West Indies Landscape"....
in Haarlem. Gillis had a twin brother, Frans Mostaert
Frans Mostaert
-Biography:According to Karel van Mander he was the son of a common painter, the twin brother of the painter Gillis Mostaert and the grandson of the painter Jan Mostaert. Gillis looked so much like him that their own father couldn't tell them apart. Both brothers joined the Antwerp Guild of St....
, who also became a painter and who looked so much like him that their own parents could not tell them apart. After their early training, Gillis studied with Jan Mandijn
Jan Mandijn
Jan Mandijn , was a Dutch Renaissance painter.-Biography:According to Van Mander in 1604, he was the teacher of Gillis Mostaert, and he could paint funny scenes like Hieronymus Bosch....
and Frans with Herri met de Bles
Herri met de Bles
Herri met de Bles was a Flemish Northern Renaissance and Mannerist landscape painter...
. The Mostaert brothers both joined the Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke
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 identified by John of Damascus as having painted the...
in 1554. Perhaps they returned to Antwerp with their grandfather who later died there.
Gillis painted a variety of subjects including religious, battle scenes, and depictions of village life. He married Margareta Baes in 1563 and they went on to have six children together. He died in Antwerp.