Pieter Pourbus
(1524–1584) flamländsk målare
Pieter Pourbus (1524–1584) is listed in the catalogue as a painter, a sculptor, and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Pieter Pourbus belongs to the chapter ‘Mannerism’ in this site’s history of art.
Pieter Pourbus was born in Gouda and died in Bruges. Pieter Pourbus studied under Lancelot Blondeel. Pieter Pourbus worked in Bruges.
The best-known works include ‘Portrait of a Noble Young Lady’, ‘Triptych of Saints John the Baptist and John the Evangelist’, and ‘The Annunciation, by Pieter Pourbus’. The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 42 works by Pieter Pourbus with free images. The dated works span the years 1547–1575. Works by Pieter Pourbus are held by several collections, among them Vlaamse Kunstcollectie, Museum Gouda, Groeningemuseum, and Germanisches Nationalmuseum.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Johannes Stradanus, Plautilla Nelli, Crispin van den Broeck, David Kandel, and Paolo Farinati.