Where to See Cornelis Norbertus Gijsbrechts

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About Cornelis Norbertus Gijsbrechts

Dutch · 1630–1675 · Baroque

painting the back of a canvas as the front, three centuries before Conceptual art, then vanishing from the historical record entirely

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Cornelis Norbertus Gijsbrechts's works are held in 8 museums worldwide, including Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK), Hessen Kassel Heritage, and National Gallery Prague.

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🇧🇪 Belgium

2 museums

🇨🇿 Czech Republic

1 museum

🇫🇷 France

1 museum

🇩🇪 Germany

2 museums

🇪🇸 Spain

1 museum

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

1 museum

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Who was Cornelis Norbertus Gijsbrechts?
    Cornelis Norbertus Gijsbrechts was a painter from the Netherlands, born in Antwerp around 1630. He served as court painter for Danish Kings Frederick III and Christian V in Copenhagen. After 1675, he disappeared from the historical record.
  • What is Cornelis Norbertus Gijsbrechts known for?
    Cornelis Norbertus Gijsbrechts is known for vanitas still lifes, letter-rack paintings, and illusionistic deceptions. His paintings were executed with a precision designed to fool the eye. One of his paintings, The Reverse of a Framed Painting, is cited by art historians as a proto-conceptual artwork.
  • What was Cornelis Norbertus Gijsbrechts's art style?
    His art style involved trompe-l'oeil, illusionistic techniques designed to deceive the viewer.

Sources

Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Cornelis Norbertus Gijsbrechts's works across the following collections.

  1. [1] museum Royal Castle in Warsaw Used for: museum holdings.
  2. [2] book J. W. Frederiks (auth.), Dutch Silver _ Wrought Plate of the Central, Northern and Southern Provinces From the Renaissance Until the End of the Eighteenth Century Used for: biography.
  3. [3] book Lassaigne, Jacques, 1910-, Flemish painting Used for: biography.
  4. [4] book STBGD Trusted, Flemish Painting - From Hieronymus Bosch to Rubens (Art Ebook)_1 Used for: biography.
  5. [5] book Edward H. Wouk, Frans Floris (1519_20-1570)_ Imagining a Northern Renaissance (Brill's Studies in Intellectual History _ Brill's Studies on) Used for: biography.
  6. [6] book Edward H. Wouk, Frans Floris (1519_20-1570)_ Imagining a Northern Renaissance (Brill's Studies in Intellectual History _ Brill's Studies on)_1 Used for: biography.

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