Cornelis Norbertus Gysbrechts

Still life with self-portrait

Cornelis Norbertus Gysbrechts or Gijsbrechts (ca 1630 - c. 1675) was a Flemish painter working in Belgium, Germany, Denmark and Sweden in the second half of the seventeenth century. He specialised in still life and trompe-l'œil; an artistic genre aiming to trick contemporary viewers into believing that the painted, two-dimensional illusions were real three-dimensional objects.

Biography

Gysbrechts was born in Antwerp, where, according to the RKD, he became a member of the Guild of St. Luke in 1660.^[1] He signed his name with "CND".^[1] His first known paintings date from 1659 in Antwerp. He painted in 1664 in Regensburg, from 1665-68 in Hamburg and from 1668 to 1672 at the court in Copenhagen.^[1] He was court painter to two Danish kings, Frederick III (1609−1675) and Christian V(1646−1699), and while in Copenhagen, created his series of Trompe-l'œil paintings. ^[2]

He was followed by his son Franciscus Gijsbrechts and John Stanney.^[1]

Gallery

• Cornelis Norbertus Gysbrechts
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  Still life with self-portrait, 1663

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  Trompe-l'œil with atelier wall and vanitas still life, 1665

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  A trompe-l'œil of an open glazed cupboard door, with numerous papers and objects, 1666

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  Still life with fish, 1667

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  Trompe-l'œil. The Reverse of a Framed Painting, 1668

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  Trompe-l'œil with letters, 1668

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  Quodlibet, 1675

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  Trompe-l'œil with letters and pens

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  Trompe-l'œil with violin, painter's implements and self-portrait (1675), Royal Castle, Warsaw

References

1. Cornelis Norbertus Gijsbrechts in the Netherlands Institute for Art History
2. Breedlove, B; Friedberg, J (August 2015). "Beyond first impressions". Emerg Infect Dis (CDC) 21 (8): epub. doi:10.3201/eid2108.AC2108. Retrieved July 30, 2015.

External link

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