Van Kessel, Jan

Antwerp, 1626 - Antwerp, 1679

Biography

Jan van Kessel the Elder was born in Antwerp as the son of Hieronymus van Kessel the Younger and Paschasia Brueghel (the daughter of Jan Brueghel the Elder). He was thus Jan Brueghel the Elder's grandson, Pieter Bruegel the Elder's great-grandson and the nephew of Jan Brueghel the Younger. His father Hieronymus van Kessel the Younger, and grandfather Hieronymus van Kessel the Elder, were both painters, but very little is known about them. Jan van Kessel was sent to study with the history painter Simon de Vos. He further trained with his father and his uncle Jan Brueghel the Younger. In 1644 he became a member of the Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke where he was recorded as a "blomschilder" (flower painter). He married Maria van Apshoven on 11 June 1646. The couple had 13 children of whom two, Jan and Ferdinand, were trained by him and became successful painters.

He practiced in many genres including studies of insects, floral still lifes, marines, river landscapes, paradise landscapes, allegorical compositions, scenes with animals and genre scenes. His dated works range from 1648 to 1676.

Jan van Kessel produced a great number of studies of animals such as insects, caterpillars and reptiles as well as images of flowers and rare objects from all over the known world. He showed himself to be a keen observer and his animal studies were praised in his day for their meticulousness and precision.

Van Kessel, Jan

Antwerp, 1626 - Antwerp, 1679

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Van Kessel, Jan

Antwerp, 1626 - Antwerp, 1679

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Van Kessel, Jan

Antwerp, 1626 - Antwerp, 1679

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King Martin Makes Guglielmo Raimondo Moncada the Baron of Cerbelio and San Vicente in Catalonia

Van Herp, Willem / Van Kessel, Jan

King Martin Makes Guglielmo Raimondo Moncada the Baron of Cerbelio and San Vicente in Catalonia

Van Herp, Willem / Van Kessel, Jan

Antwerp school | Third quarter of the XVIIth c. | Private Collection (Madrid)

Guglielmo Raimondo Moncada Transports the Queen Mary of Sicily and Her Entourage on a Ship after the Capture of the Citadel of Catania

Van Herp, Willem / Van Kessel, Jan

Guglielmo Raimondo Moncada Transports the Queen Mary of Sicily and Her Entourage on a Ship after the Capture of the Citadel of Catania

Van Herp, Willem / Van Kessel, Jan

Antwerp school | Third quarter of the XVIIth c. | Private Collection (Madrid)

Guglielmo Raimondo De Moncada Visiting the Queen of Aragon

Luigi Gentile / Van Kessel, Jan

Guglielmo Raimondo De Moncada Visiting the Queen of Aragon

Luigi Gentile / Van Kessel, Jan

Antwerp school | Third quarter of the XVIIIth c. | Private Collection (Madrid)

Guglielmo Raimondo Moncada Visiting the King of Aragon

Luigi Gentile / Van Kessel, Jan

Guglielmo Raimondo Moncada Visiting the King of Aragon

Luigi Gentile / Van Kessel, Jan

Antwerp school | Third quarter of the XVIIIth c. | Private Collection (Madrid)

Antonio Moncada Repulses the Attack of Cabrera on the Castle Where Queen Bianca Resides

Teniers, David (II) / Van Kessel, Jan

Antonio Moncada Repulses the Attack of Cabrera on the Castle Where Queen Bianca Resides

Teniers, David (II) / Van Kessel, Jan

Antwerp school | Third quarter of the XVIIIth c. | Xaver Scheidwimmer Gallery (Munich)

Guglielmo Raimondo Moncada Count of Augusta Fetches the Queen from the Castle of Aosta and Protects Her from Alagona

Van der Meulen, Adam Frans / Van Kessel, Jan

Guglielmo Raimondo Moncada Count of Augusta Fetches the Queen from the Castle of Aosta and Protects Her from Alagona

Van der Meulen, Adam Frans / Van Kessel, Jan

Antwerp school | Third quarter of the XVIIIth c. | Private Collection (Madrid)

King Martin Entrusts His Son and His Empire to Guglielmo Raimondo Moncada Duke of Augusta

Van Herp, Willem / Van Kessel, Jan

King Martin Entrusts His Son and His Empire to Guglielmo Raimondo Moncada Duke of Augusta

Van Herp, Willem / Van Kessel, Jan

Antwerp school | Third quarter of the XVIIth c. | Private Collection (Madrid)

Guglielmo Raimondo Moncada Hands the Queen over to Rogier

Van Herp, Willem / Van Kessel, Jan

Guglielmo Raimondo Moncada Hands the Queen over to Rogier

Van Herp, Willem / Van Kessel, Jan

Antwerp school | Third quarter of the XVIIth c. | Private Collection (Madrid)

Guglielmo Raimondo Moncada Subdues the Rebels Partly with Mercy, Partly with Punishments

Luigi Gentile / Van Kessel, Jan

Guglielmo Raimondo Moncada Subdues the Rebels Partly with Mercy, Partly with Punishments

Luigi Gentile / Van Kessel, Jan

Antwerp school | Third quarter of the XVIIth c. | Private Collection (Madrid)

Antonio Moncada Is Entitled by the Queen to Receive Part of the Revenues from the Port of Bruca, as a Recompense for His Protection of Her Dignity

Teniers, David (II) / Van Kessel, Jan

Antonio Moncada Is Entitled by the Queen to Receive Part of the Revenues from the Port of Bruca, as a Recompense for His Protection of Her Dignity

Teniers, David (II) / Van Kessel, Jan

Antwerp school | Third quarter of the XVIIth c. | Private Collection

Antonio Moncada Offers Queen Bianca of Sicily to Protect Her Kingdom from the Rebels (1410)

Teniers, David (II) / Van Kessel, Jan

Antonio Moncada Offers Queen Bianca of Sicily to Protect Her Kingdom from the Rebels (1410)

Teniers, David (II) / Van Kessel, Jan

Antwerp school | Third quarter of the XVIIth c. | Private Collection (Madrid)

Antonio Moncada Chases the Rebels Who Besiege Queen Bianca of Sicily in Her Palace (1410)

Teniers, David (II) / Van Kessel, Jan

Antonio Moncada Chases the Rebels Who Besiege Queen Bianca of Sicily in Her Palace (1410)

Teniers, David (II) / Van Kessel, Jan

Antwerp school | Third quarter of the XVIIth c. | Private Collection (Madrid)

Queen Bianca of Sicily Authorizes Antonio Moncada to Assemble the States General

Teniers, David (II) / Van Kessel, Jan

Queen Bianca of Sicily Authorizes Antonio Moncada to Assemble the States General

Teniers, David (II) / Van Kessel, Jan

Antwerp school | Third quarter of the XVIIth c. | Private Collection (Madrid)

Antonio Moncada Leads the Queen to Embark to Go into Hiding

Teniers, David (II) / Van Kessel, Jan

Antonio Moncada Leads the Queen to Embark to Go into Hiding

Teniers, David (II) / Van Kessel, Jan

Antwerp school | Third quarter of the XVIIth c. | Private Collection (Madrid)

Guglielmo Raimondo Moncada Surprises the Imprisoned and Sleeping Queen

Luigi Gentile / Van Kessel, Jan

Guglielmo Raimondo Moncada Surprises the Imprisoned and Sleeping Queen

Antwerp school | Third quarter of the XVII^th c. | Private Collection (Madrid)

Antwerp school | Third quarter of the XVII^th c. | Private Collection (Madrid)

Antwerp school | Third quarter of the XVIII^th c. | Private Collection (Madrid)

Antwerp school | Third quarter of the XVIII^th c. | Private Collection (Madrid)

Antwerp school | Third quarter of the XVIII^th c. | Xaver Scheidwimmer Gallery (Munich)

Antwerp school | Third quarter of the XVIII^th c. | Private Collection (Madrid)

Antwerp school | Third quarter of the XVII^th c. | Private Collection (Madrid)

Antwerp school | Third quarter of the XVII^th c. | Private Collection (Madrid)

Antwerp school | Third quarter of the XVII^th c. | Private Collection (Madrid)

Antwerp school | Third quarter of the XVII^th c. | Private Collection

Antwerp school | Third quarter of the XVII^th c. | Private Collection (Madrid)

Antwerp school | Third quarter of the XVII^th c. | Private Collection (Madrid)

Antwerp school | Third quarter of the XVII^th c. | Private Collection (Madrid)

Antwerp school | Third quarter of the XVII^th c. | Private Collection (Madrid)

Antwerp school | Third quarter of the XVII^th c. | Private Collection (Madrid)

Antwerp school | Third quarter of the XVII^th c. | Private Collection (Madrid)

Brussels school | Third quarter of the XVII^th c. | Hôtel Potocki (Paris)

Brussels school | Third quarter of the XVII^th c. | Hôtel Potocki (Paris)

Brussels school | Early XVIII^th c. | Hôtel Potocki (Paris)

Brussels school | Third quarter of the XVII^th c. | Hôtel Potocki (Paris)

Brussels school | Third quarter of the XVII^th c. | Hôtel Potocki (Paris)

Brussels school | Third quarter of the XVII^th c. | Hôtel Potocki (Paris)