Jordaens

American  

[yawr-dahns] / ˈyɔr dɑns /

noun

1. Jacob 1593–1678, Flemish painter.

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Jordaens British  

/ jɔrˈdaːns /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

A painting that hung for some 60 years in a Brussels town hall has been authenticated as the oldest known version of one of Flemish master Jacques Jordaens' most famous works.

From BBC

It will now be treated to a year-long restoration project before joining "one of the largest Jacques Jordaens collections worldwide" at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts in Belgium at the end of 2021, the museum said.

From BBC

Joost Vander Auwera, senior curator at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, said the discovery not only enabled "precise dating" of Jordaens' early works but also "provides a better understanding of the material genesis of the later versions" of the painting.

From BBC

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

Christie’s sale was led by the £1.8 million given on the telephone for a technically proficient, if slightly unnerving, circa 1625 Jacob Jordaens “close-up” canvas of the Holy Family with an angel that had belonged to a “European noble family,” estimated at £500,000 to £800,000.

From New York Times