Jan Baptist Wolfaerts
| Jan Baptist Wolfaerts | |
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| Born |
1625 Antwerp |
| Died |
1658 Antwerp |
| Nationality | Flemish |
Pastoral scene with flute player
Jan Baptist Wolfaerts (1625–1658) was a Flemish landscape painter.
Wolfaerts was born in Antwerp as the son of Artus Wolfaerts who was his first teacher. He traveled to Rome via Paris and spent several years in Haarlem where he joined the guild in 1647. He is known for Italianate landscapes with figures.
In the 1660s Wolfaerts returned to Antwerp, where he later died.
External links
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Media related to Jan Baptist Wolfaerts at Wikimedia Commons - Jan Baptist Wolfaerts in the RKD
- Paintings by Jan Baptist Wolfaerts at the BBC Your Paintings site
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