Justus van Egmont, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Justus van Egmont

Flemish painter

Date of Birth: 22-Sep-1601

Place of Birth: Leiden, County of Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 08-Jan-1674

Profession: painter

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Justus van Egmont or Joost van Egmont (Leiden, 1601 – Antwerp, 8 January 1674) was a painter and a tapestry designer during the 17th century.
After training in Antwerp with Gasper van den Hoecke and working with Antony van Dyck, van Egmont also worked in Peter Paul Rubens' workshop.
He moved to France in 1628 where he was a court painter for the House of Orléans.
In France he helped to found the Académie de peinture et de sculpture.
He later returned to Flanders where he worked in Antwerp and Brussels.
He is mainly known for his portrait paintings, although he also painted some history subjects, and produced designs for five different tapestry series.



Alternative names	Joost van Egmont, Justus Verus ab Egmont, Juste d'Egmont
Description	Southern Netherlandish painter, draughtsman and tapestry designer
Date of birth/death	1602	8 January 1674
Location of birth/death	Leiden	Antwerp
Work period	1615-1674
Work location	Antwerp (1615-1628), Paris (1633-1653), Antwerp (1653-1674)
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