Jan Wildens

(1586–1653) Flemish painter (1586–1653)

Jan Wildens (1586–1653) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Jan Wildens belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.

Jan Wildens was born in Antwerp and died in Antwerp. Jan Wildens worked in Antwerp and Italy. Wikidata associates Jan Wildens with Baroque. Jan Wildens became a member of Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke. The students included Hendrick van Balen the Younger.

One of the best-known works is ‘View of Antwerp’. The works belong mainly to the genre landscape painting. The catalogue has 47 works by Jan Wildens with free images. The dated works span the years 1595–1769. Works by Jan Wildens are held by several collections, among them Eremitaget, Pradomuseet, Hermitage Museum, and Vlaamse Kunstcollectie. Wikidata links one work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘The Baroque’.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Giovanni Bilivert, Huang Daozhou, Angelo Caroselli, Hendrik Gerritsz. Pot, and Arent Arentsz.

• The Baroque
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