Philip Fruytiers
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Philip Fruytiers Flemish painter
and engraver, was a pupil of the Jesuits' college at Antwerp in 1627, and entered the Antwerp Guild of St. Luke without a fee in 1631.
's book on painters called Het Gulden Cabinet
, that was later quoted by Arnold Houbraken
. He worked exclusively in watercolours, yet was so remarkable in this branch of his art for arrangement, drawing, and especially for force and clearness of colour, as to excite the admiration of Rubens, whom he portrayed with all his family.
The truth is that he was an artist of the most versatile talents, as may be judged from the fact that in 1646 he executed an "Assumption" with figures of life size, and four smaller pictures in oil, for the church of St Jacques at Antwerp, for which he received the considerable sum of 1150 florins. Unhappily no undoubted production of his hand has been preserved. All that we can point to with certainty is a series of etched plates, chiefly portraits, which are acknowledged to have been powerfully and skillfully handled.
If, however, we search the portfolios of art collections on the European continent, we sometimes stumble upon miniatures on vellum
, drawn with great talent and coloured with extraordinary brilliancy. In form they quite recall the works of Rubens, and these, it may be, are the work of Philip Fruytiers.
According to the RKD he became a master of the Guild of St. Luke in 1631, and was also active in the club "Sodaliteit van de Bejaerde Jongmans", a Jesuit society. He is known for portraits and miniatures.
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...
and engraver, was a pupil of the Jesuits' college at Antwerp in 1627, and entered the Antwerp Guild of St. Luke without a fee in 1631.
Biography
He is described in the register of the guild as illuminator, painter and engraver. The current account of his life is from 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...
's book on painters called Het Gulden Cabinet
Het Gulden Cabinet
The Golden Cabinet of the Noble Free Art of Painting, or Het Gulden Cabinet vande Edel Vry Schilder-Const, as it was originally known in Dutch, is a series of artist biographies and panegyrics with engraved portraits written by the 17th century notary and rederijker Cornelis de Bie...
, that was later quoted by Arnold Houbraken
Arnold Houbraken
Arnold Houbraken was a Dutch painter and writer from Dordrecht, now remembered mainly as a biographer of artists from the Dutch Golden Age. He had ten children. His son Jacobus Houbraken was an engraver of portraits and book illustrations, including books by his father...
. He worked exclusively in watercolours, yet was so remarkable in this branch of his art for arrangement, drawing, and especially for force and clearness of colour, as to excite the admiration of Rubens, whom he portrayed with all his family.
The truth is that he was an artist of the most versatile talents, as may be judged from the fact that in 1646 he executed an "Assumption" with figures of life size, and four smaller pictures in oil, for the church of St Jacques at Antwerp, for which he received the considerable sum of 1150 florins. Unhappily no undoubted production of his hand has been preserved. All that we can point to with certainty is a series of etched plates, chiefly portraits, which are acknowledged to have been powerfully and skillfully handled.
If, however, we search the portfolios of art collections on the European continent, we sometimes stumble upon miniatures on vellum
Vellum
Vellum is mammal skin prepared for writing or printing on, to produce single pages, scrolls, codices or books. It is generally smooth and durable, although there are great variations depending on preparation, the quality of the skin and the type of animal used...
, drawn with great talent and coloured with extraordinary brilliancy. In form they quite recall the works of Rubens, and these, it may be, are the work of Philip Fruytiers.
According to the RKD he became a master of the Guild of St. Luke in 1631, and was also active in the club "Sodaliteit van de Bejaerde Jongmans", a Jesuit society. He is known for portraits and miniatures.