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Jordaens

American  
[yawr-dahns] / ˈjɔr dɑns /

noun

  1. Jacob 1593–1678, Flemish painter.


Jordaens British  
/ jɔrˈdaːns /

noun

  1. Jacob (ˈjaːkɔp). 1593–1678, Flemish painter, noted for his naturalistic depiction of peasant scenes

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Recent works by Sigmar Polke, On Kawara and Marlene Dumas share space with a major late work by Caravaggio, and portraits by Anthony van Dyck and Jacob Jordaens.

From New York Times ● Jul. 23, 2018

The "important and beautiful" painting by artist Jacob Jordaens - a pupil of Peter Paul Rubens - was previously unknown to art historians.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2016

“The Triumph of Bacchus” by Jacob Jordaens “is extremely disappointing,” the article went on.

From New York Times ● Jul. 30, 2015

Some of the triumphs, in fact, are being credited to Jordaens for the first time.

From Time Magazine Archive

The three most aspiring points in the View are—1. the Church of St. Paul, richly dight with pictures by Teniers, De Crayer, Quellyn, De Vos, Jordaens, &c.;

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 579, December 8, 1832 by Various

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