Jan Lievens

Jan Lievens was a Dutch painter, draughtsman and printmaker. His work has been compared to that of Rembrandt, with whom he associated closely between 1625 to 1631. Lievens’s early work shows a similar style to that of Rembrandt, but his late work employs more of the international Baroque style favored by his aristocratic patrons. He became a renowned portrait painter and draughtsman, and his drawings include some of the finest examples of 17th-century Dutch portraiture in the medium. [1] [1] Nieuwenhuis, Eric Domela. 2003 "Lievens [Lievensz.], Jan." Grove Art Online. 25 Jan. 2019. http://www.oxfordartonline.com/groveart/view/10.1093/gao/9781884446054.001.0001/oao-9781884446054-e-7000050989.