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Still life with parrot
Jan Fytc. 1645
Brukenthal National Museum
Sibiu, Romania
Details
- Title: Still life with parrot
- Creator: Jan Fyt
- Date: c. 1645
- Physical Location: Brukenthal National Museum, Sibiu, Romania
- Physical Dimensions: w95 x h73 cm (Without frame)
- Artist Biography: Jan Fyt was born in Antwerp as the son of a wealthy merchant. In 1621 he was registered at the Antwerp Guild of St Luke as an apprentice of Hans van den Berghe, a Dutch painter and draughtsman. Fyt then likely completed his training with the leading Antwerp animal painter Frans Snyders from 1629 to 1631. He became a master of the Antwerp Guild of St Luke in 1630. After setting out on a trip to Southern Europe in 1633, Fyt stopped for a while in Paris. He traveled on to Italy the following year, where he actually stayed for a couple of years. By 1641 Fyt is recorded back in Antwerp where he ran a successful studio which produced many copies of his creations. He became a wealthy man and maintained a network of contacts with patrons and art dealers both at home and abroad. Fyt's pupils included Pieter Boel and Jaques van de Kerckhove.
- Medium: oil on canvas
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