Jan Lievens
(1607–1674) Dutch painter (1607–1674)
Jan Lievens (1607–1674) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Jan Lievens belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.
Jan Lievens was born in Leiden and died in Amsterdam. Jan Lievens studied under Joris van Schooten. Jan Lievens worked in Leiden, Amsterdam, Leiden, and London.
One of the best-known works is ‘Saint Mark the Evangelist’. The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 111 works by Jan Lievens with free images. The dated works span the years 1620–1727. Works by Jan Lievens are held by several collections, among them Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Rijksmuseum, Museumslandschaft Hessen Kassel, and Leiden Collection. Wikidata links one work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘The Baroque’.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Rembrandt van Rijn, Charles Errard, Pieter II de Jode, Aniello Falcone, and Francesco Cairo.