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Jan Cossiers〔Name variations: Jan Caussiers, Jan Coetsiers, Jan Cotsiers, Jan Coutsiers〕 (Antwerp, 15 July 1600 – Antwerp, 4 July 1671) was a Flemish painter and draughtsman who occupied an important position in the Flemish art world after Rubens’ death in 1640. Cossiers’ earliest works were Caravaggesque genre scenes. Later in his career he painted mostly history and religious subjects as well as portraits. ==Life== Jan Cossiers was the son of Antoon, a watercolor painter, and Maria van Cleef. He was baptized in Antwerp Cathedral on 15 July 1600.〔(De liggeren en andere historische archieven der Antwerpsche sint Lucasgilde ) van 1453-1615, edited and published by Ph. Rombouts and Th. van Lerius, Antwerp, 1872-1876, p. 665 〕 He received his first training from his father and then moved to the studio of the prominent portrait and history painter Cornelis de Vos.〔(Jan Cossiers ) at the Netherlands Institute for Art History 〕 He travelled to Aix-en-Provence in France, where he stayed with and studied under the Dutch painter Abraham de Vries. He visited Rome where he is recorded in October 1624.〔Hans Vlieghe. "Cossiers, Jan." Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Web. 20 Feb. 2015〕 In Rome he likely saw work of Caravaggio, which would have an important influence on his work.〔Nicholas Turner, ''European Drawings 4: Catalogue of the Collections'', Getty Publications, 2001, p. 123-125〕 He was back in Aix-en-Provence in 1626. Here he met Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, the famous humanist and close friend of Peter Paul Rubens. Peiresc recommended Cossiers to Rubens. 〔 He also met up with other Flemish and Dutch artists such as Simon de Vos and Johan Geerlof as is shown by the group portrait by Simon de Vos referred to as ''Gathering of Smokers and Drinkers''. This portrait is believed to show the three artist friends enjoying a smoke and a drink together during their residence in Aix-en Provence.〔(''Gathering of Smokers and Drinkers'' ) at the Louvre〕 Jan Cossiers returned to Antwerp in 1627. The following year he was admitted as a master in the Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke.〔 It is possible that for a short while he was connected to Rubens’ workshop. Apparently Rubens had chosen Cossiers to accompany him to Madrid in 1628 but Cossiers’ parents had opposed the idea.〔Joost vander Auwera, ''Rubens, l'atelier du génie : autour des oeuvres du maître aux Musées royaux des beaux-arts de Belgique: exposition, Bruxelles, Musées royaux des beaux-arts de Belgique, 14 septembre 2007 - 27 janvier 2008'', Lannoo Uitgeverij, 2007, p. 45〕 In 1630 Cossiers married Joanna Darragon in the St. James' Church, Antwerp. He became the dean of the Guild in 1640.〔 On 26 July of that year he married for a second time to Maria van der Willigen. He was elected a number of times as a 'consultor' of the 'Sodaliteit der getrouwden', a fraternity for married men established by the Jesuit order.〔 In the 1630s he was able to obtain a number of large commissions thanks to the intervention of Rubens. He assisted Rubens in 1635 in the decorations for the joyous entry of the Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand. Rubens had the overall management of this project.〔Jan Cossiers, Portrait of a Man, in: ''The Collector's Cabinet: Flemish Paintings from New England Private Collections'', Univ of Massachusetts Press, 1983, p. 44-45〕 He further assisted with Rubens’ commission for decorating the Torre de la Parada, a hunting lodge of Philip IV of Spain near Madrid. Cossiers painted mythological scenes after designs by Rubens.〔 Other Antwerp artists such as the brothers Cornelis de Vos and Paul de Vos also worked on this large commission.〔Katlijne Van der Stighelen and Arnout Balis. "Vos, de (i)." Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Web. 20 Feb. 2015〕 Cossiers enjoyed he patronage of the governors of the Southern Netherlands such as Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand and Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria. After the death of Rubens in 1640 he was recognized as one of the leading history painters in Flanders and he received many commissions for Counter-Reformation altarpieces. He also was a portrait painter to the rich bourgeoisie.〔 He had many pupils including Jan Carel van Bremt, Grée Melsen, Jacques (Jacob) de Langhe, Jacques de l'Ange (who may be identical to Jacques de Langhe), Carel van Savoyen and Franciscus van Verbist.〔 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「Jan Cossiers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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