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Lucas Franchoys the Younger or Lucas Franchoys II (alternative spellings of name: Lucas Franchois, Lucas François, Louis Franchoys) (28 June 1616 in Mechelen – 3 April 1681 in Mechelen) was a Flemish Baroque painter from Mechelen, who painted numerous altarpieces and portraits in a style reminiscent of Anthony van Dyck. ==Life== He first learned to paint from his father Lucas Franchoys the Elder in his native Mechelen.〔(Lucas Franchoys (II) ) at the Netherlands Institute for Art History 〕 Just like his older brother Peter before him, he likely continued his training in Antwerp, then the centre of Flemish painting. The early biographer Cornelis de Bie mentions a period of training with Peter Paul Rubens but there is no other evidence for this.〔(Hans Vlieghe. "Franchoys." ) Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Web. 4 Apr. 2014〕 The first record of his paintings dates to 1649 when he was working on commissions for churches in Tournai, where he lived for some years. The early biographer Cornelis de Bie states that Franchoys resided for a longer period in France but this may be due to confusion based on his residence in Tournai in the French-speaking part of the Southern Netherlands close to France.〔 He returned to Mechelen by 1654 and became master of the local Guild of Saint Luke the following year. In 1663 he became the deacon of the Guild.〔 In Mechelen he received many commissions from churches, monasteries and convents for altarpieces and other religious paintings. He also painted portraits including that of his patron Archbishop Alphonse de Bergues.〔 He married Suzanne Thérèse and the couple had 8 children, of whom Lucas Elias became a painter.〔 He was the teacher of Sebastiaen Aken.〔 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「Lucas Franchoys the Younger」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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