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Remigius van Leemput, known in England simply as Remee,〔Name variations: Remee van Lemmput, Remi van Lemmput, Remigius van Lemmput, Remee van Lemput, Remi van Lemput, Remigius van Lemput, Remee van Vallemput, Remi van Vallemput, Remigius van Vallemput, Remigeus Vanlimpitt〕 (19 December 1607 – 4 November 1675) was a Flemish portrait painter, copyist, collector and art dealer mainly active in England.〔 Richard Jeffree. "Leemput , Remi van." Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Web. 19 Nov. 2014〕 ==Life== Van Leemput was born in Antwerp. He is believed to have moved to London around 1632.〔(Remee van Leemput ) at the Netherlands Institute for Art History 〕 He was a close associate of Anthony van Dyck and may have assisted this Flemish master in his studio.〔 He produced copies of van Dyck’s work and later also of other painters such as Peter Lely. Van Leemput is said to have claimed that he could copy Lely better than Lely could himself.〔Ernest Henry Short, ''A History of British Painting'', Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1953, p. 97〕 He may have been an assistant of Lely at some point. Van Leemput gained a prominent position in the London art world. He became an art dealer and a major collector of paintings and drawings.〔 After the execution of Charles I of England in 1649, his art collection was broken up and sold off in order to repay the debtors of the former king. Van Leemput was active as a buyer of artworks sold off from the royal collection.〔 He acquired 35 paintings and sculptures from the sale of the collection over a period of six months.〔Ivan Lindsay, ''The History of Loot and Stolen Art: from Antiquity until the Present Day'', Andrews UK Limited, 2 Jun, 2014〕 He purchased works from Titian, Giorgione, Correggio and Andrea del Sarto.〔 He was able to acquire the famous equestrian portrait by van Dyck of ''Charles I with M. de St Antoine''.〔Jerry Brotton, ''The sale of the late king's goods: Charles I and his art collection'', Macmillan, 2006, p. 316〕 He tried to sell the painting in Antwerp but was unsuccessful because his asking price of 1,500 guineas was too high. It is possible that he was in fact trying to sell a copy of the portrait he had made himself. After the Restoration in 1660, the painting was still with him. It was recovered from him for Charles II through legal proceedings.〔Lionel Cust,, ''Notes on Pictures in the royal collections: collected and edited for the Burlington Magazine'', in: The Burlington Magazine, 1910, p. 160〕 His son Giovanni Remigio later became a copyist in Rome, and his daughter Mary also became an artist and married Thomas Streater, the brother of the artist Robert Streater. Remigius van Leemput died in London. 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「Remigius van Leemput」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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