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Abraham Janssens I, Abraham Janssen I or Abraham Janssens van Nuyssen (ca. 1567 – 1632) was a Flemish painter, who is known principally for his large religious and mythological works, which show the influence of Caravaggio. He was the leading history painter in Flanders prior to the return of Rubens from Italy.〔Walter A. Liedtke, ''Flemish Paintings in The Metropolitan Museum of Art'', The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1984, p. 108-110〕 ==Life== Abraham Janssens is thought to have been born in Antwerp in the year 1567, although some sources place his date of birth later at around 1675.〔 He studied under Jan Snellinck and was registered as a pupil in the local Guild of Saint Luke in 1585. He travelled to Italy where he resided mainly in Rome between 1597 and 1602. After returning to his home country he became a master in the Antwerp Guild in 1602. On 1 May 1602 he married Sara Goetkint (died in Antwerp on 7 April 1644) with whom he had 8 children, five of whom were still alive at the time of her death: Maria Anna (the later wife of Jan Brueghel the Younger), Sara, Catharina, Lucretia and Abraham II.〔(Abraham Janssens ) at the Netherlands Institute for Art History 〕 In 1607 he became the dean of the Antwerp Guild of St Luke.〔(Roger A. d'Hulst, ''Abraham Janssens - Scaldis en Antwerpia'' ) at Openbaar Kunstbezit Vlaanderen 〕 This is also the time when he received his first major commissions, which initiated the most important period of his career.〔 Until the return of Rubens to Antwerp in 1608, Janssens was considered perhaps the best historical painter of his time. After Rubens became the dominant force for large altarpieces in the Antwerp market, Janssens had to find commissions for large monumental works from provincial patrons.〔Bert Timmermans, ''Patronen van patronage in het zeventiende-eeuwse Antwerpen: een elite als actor binnen een kunstwereld'', Amsterdam University Press, 2008 - Antwerp (Belgium), p. 195 〕 Janssens joined in 1610 the Confrerie of Romanists, a society of Antwerp humanists and artists who had travelled to Rome. He died in Antwerp.〔 His pupils included his son Abraham Janssens II, Giovanni di Filippo del Campo, Michele Desubleo, Nicolas Régnier, Gerard Seghers, Theodoor Rombouts and Steven Wils.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Abraham Janssens」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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