Andries Cornelis Lens, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Andries Cornelis Lens

Belgian painter

Date of Birth: 31-Mar-1739

Place of Birth: Antwerp, Flemish Region, Belgium

Date of Death: 30-Mar-1822

Profession: painter

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Andries Cornelis Lens or André Corneile Lens (Antwerp, 31 March 1739 – Brussels, 30 March 1822) was a Flemish painter, illustrator, art theoretician and art educator.
He is known for his history paintings of biblical and mythological subjects and portraits.
Wishing to contribute to the revival of painting in Flanders, he took his inspiration from the classical traditions of the 16th century and drew inspiration from Raphael.
He was thus a promoter of Neoclassicism in Flemish art.
He was a teacher and director of the Academy of Fine Arts of Antwerp.
Lens was court painter to the governor-general of the Austrian Netherlands and settled in Brussels where he married.



Alternative names	Willem Jacob Herreijns, Willem Jacob Herrijns, Willem Jacob Herryns, Guillaume Jacques Herreijns, Guillaume Jacques Herreyns
Description	- painter and draughtsman
Date of birth/death	10 June 1743	10 August 1827
Location of birth/death	Antwerp	Antwerp
Work period	from 1765 until 1827 date QS:P,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P580,+1765-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P582,+1827-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Work location	Antwerp (1765-1767), Mechelen (circa 1771-1798), Antwerp (circa 1798-1827)
Authority control	: Q1892493 VIAF: 3250652 ISNI: 0000 0000 6674 5591 ULAN: 500047996 LCCN: nr2004010073 WGA: HERREYNS, Willem WorldCat