Jan Lievens
Dutch painter (1607-1674) · Netherlands · On the map · Artists · Died at 66
Jan Lievens was a Dutch Golden Age painter who was associated with his close contemporary Rembrandt, a year older, in the early parts of their careers. They shared a birthplace in Leiden, training with Pieter Lastman in Amsterdam, where they shared a studio for about five years until 1631.
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Jan Lievens's painting of Allegory of Peace. The sitting female allegory of Peace is being crowned by a woman in armor, while trampling the allegory of War under her feet. 1654
Jan Lievens' painting of King Saladin Holding King Guy de Lusignan captive. As an example of cross-influence by masters of their time, this artpiece by Jan Lievens depicts a fragment of the Adoration of the Magi by Peter Paul Rubens in a totally different setting. 1625
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Like Rembrandt he painted both portraits and history paintings, but unlike him Lievens' career took him away from Amsterdam to London, Antwerp, The Hague and Berlin.
