Jacques Courtois
(1621–1676) Burgundian painter (1621-1676)
Jacques Courtois (1621–1676) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Jacques Courtois belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.
Jacques Courtois was born in Saint-Hippolyte and died in Rome. The teachers included Jean-Pierre Courtois and Guido Reni. The students included Joseph Parrocel and Pandolfo Reschi.
The best-known works include ‘Moses' Battle’ and ‘Joshua Suspending the Motion of the Sun’. The catalogue has 49 works by Jacques Courtois with free images. The dated works span the years 1600–1705. Works by Jacques Courtois are held by several collections, among them Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, Statens Museum for Kunst, Government Art Collection, and Department of Paintings of the Louvre.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Theodoor Boeyermans, Jan van den, the elder Hecke, Ignacio de Iriarte, Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, and Allart van Everdingen.