Jacob Franquart
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Jacob Franquart was a Flemish painter, court architect, and an outstanding copper plate engraver. His name has also been spelled Francquart, Franckaert, Francquaert, Jacques Franquart, Francuart.
In 1620 Franquart designed the Temple des Augustins
which stood on Place de Broukere in Brussels from its completion in 1642 to its demolition in 1893. The facade of the building now forms part of the Church of the Holy Trinity on Parvis de la Trinite in Brussels
.
Franquart was also famous for his outstanding illustrations that show the 1621 funeral procession of Albrecht
Habsburg
(table no. 61). The work was published in Brussels
but being seen more as one of the eminent works of the golden age of the Antwerp copperplate engraving. The majority of the text was written by the Belgian writer and historian Erycius Puteanus
(Venlo, 1574 – Leuven 1646), published earlier in a book titled Phoenix Principum... (Louvain, 1622). The engraving contains a hatching table of heraldic tincture
s which is the earliest hatching system in heraldry
after Zangrius
. According to some authors it also gave inspiration for the later hatching system of de la Colombière
.
His tiny hatching table is presented on the copperplate engraving No. 47 of his work titled Pompa funebris Alberti Pii Austriaci. The outstanding engravings of the book present the 1621 funeral procession by means of 64 tables. There are to be seen more than 700 different persons with the banner of their countries. The engraving of the funeral procession is almost 1 m long.
He taught his niece Anna Francisca de Bruyns
to paint.
In 1620 Franquart designed the Temple des Augustins
Temple des Augustins
The Temple des Augustins in Brussels was a baroque-style church designed by the architect Jacob Franquart and erected 1621-1642...
which stood on Place de Broukere in Brussels from its completion in 1642 to its demolition in 1893. The facade of the building now forms part of the Church of the Holy Trinity on Parvis de la Trinite in Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
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Franquart was also famous for his outstanding illustrations that show the 1621 funeral procession of Albrecht
Albert VII, Archduke of Austria
Archduke Albert VII of Austria was, jointly with his wife, the Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia, sovereign of the Habsburg Netherlands between 1598 and 1621, ruling the Habsburg territories in the southern Low Countries and the north of modern France...
Habsburg
Habsburg
The House of Habsburg , also found as Hapsburg, and also known as House of Austria is one of the most important royal houses of Europe and is best known for being an origin of all of the formally elected Holy Roman Emperors between 1438 and 1740, as well as rulers of the Austrian Empire and...
(table no. 61). The work was published in Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
but being seen more as one of the eminent works of the golden age of the Antwerp copperplate engraving. The majority of the text was written by the Belgian writer and historian Erycius Puteanus
Erycius Puteanus
Erycius Puteanus was a humanist and philologist from the Low Countries.-Life:He was born in Venlo and studied at the schools of Dordrecht and Cologne , where he took the degree of Master of Arts, 28 February 1595...
(Venlo, 1574 – Leuven 1646), published earlier in a book titled Phoenix Principum... (Louvain, 1622). The engraving contains a hatching table of heraldic tincture
Tincture
A tincture is an alcoholic extract or solution of a non-volatile substance . To qualify as a tincture, the alcoholic extract is to have an ethanol percentage of at least 40-60%...
s which is the earliest hatching system in heraldry
Heraldry
Heraldry is the profession, study, or art of creating, granting, and blazoning arms and ruling on questions of rank or protocol, as exercised by an officer of arms. Heraldry comes from Anglo-Norman herald, from the Germanic compound harja-waldaz, "army commander"...
after Zangrius
Jan Baptist Zangrius
Jan Baptist Zangrius was an Flemish engraver, publisher, typographer and bookseller.His name is mostly spelled as Johannes Baptista Zangrius, but is also known as de Sanger, de Zangre, Zangre, and Zangré.- Biographical Data :...
. According to some authors it also gave inspiration for the later hatching system of de la Colombière
Marcus Vulson de la Colombière
Marcus Vulson de la Colombière or Sieur [Sir] de la Colombière was a French heraldist, historian, poet, minion of the royal court. His name is often spelt as Wulson and also as Volson....
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His tiny hatching table is presented on the copperplate engraving No. 47 of his work titled Pompa funebris Alberti Pii Austriaci. The outstanding engravings of the book present the 1621 funeral procession by means of 64 tables. There are to be seen more than 700 different persons with the banner of their countries. The engraving of the funeral procession is almost 1 m long.
He taught his niece Anna Francisca de Bruyns
Anna Francisca de Bruyns
Anna Francisca de Bruyns , was a Flemish Baroque painter.-Biography:According to Houbraken, who called her Anna Françoise de Bruns, she was an assistant to the architect Jaques Francart, who taught her to paint so that she became better than all other women painters of her time.According to the RKD...
to paint.
See also
- Jan Baptist ZangriusJan Baptist ZangriusJan Baptist Zangrius was an Flemish engraver, publisher, typographer and bookseller.His name is mostly spelled as Johannes Baptista Zangrius, but is also known as de Sanger, de Zangre, Zangre, and Zangré.- Biographical Data :...