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Jacob van Oost

Flemish Baroque painter (1603-1671) · Artists · Died at 68

Jacob van Oost or Jacob van Oost the Elder (1603-1671) was a Flemish painter of history paintings and portraits. He was the most important painter of Bruges in the 17th century through his portraits of members of the local bourgeois and his many altarpieces made in the spirit of the Counter-Reformation.

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He also created genre paintings of musicians and card players for the open market.

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Type
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Status
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Lived 1603 to 1671 · aged 68