Frans Pourbus
(1545–1581) Flemish painter (1545–1581)
Frans Pourbus (1545–1581) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Frans Pourbus belongs to the chapter ‘Mannerism’ in this site’s history of art.
Frans Pourbus was born in Bruges and died in Antwerp. The teachers included Pieter Pourbus and Frans Floris (I). Frans Pourbus worked in Antwerp, Ghent, and Antwerp.
One of the best-known works is ‘Portrait of a Knight of the Order of Calatrava, probably of the Sorias or Soreau Lineage (Sorel)’. The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 42 works by Frans Pourbus with free images. The dated works span the years 1499–1600. Works by Frans Pourbus are held by several collections, among them Kunsthistorisches Museum, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, Eremitaget, and Vlaamse Kunstcollectie. Wikidata links one work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘The Renaissance’.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Felice Riccio, Quinten Massijs II, Domenico Fontana, Hieronymous Francken I, and Adriaen Thomasz Key.