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Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen (; also ''Cornelius Jonson van Ceulen'', ''Cornelius Johnson'', ''Cornelis Jansz. van Ceulen'' and many other variants)〔(The Getty Union List of Artist's Names ) lists over 50 variants, an exceptional number even for this period.〕 (bapt. October 14, 1593 – bur. August 5, 1661) was an English painter of portraits of Dutch or Flemish parentage. He was active in England, at least from 1618 to 1643. He moved to Middelburg in the Netherlands in 1643. Between 1646 and 1652 he lived in Amsterdam, before settling in Utrecht, where he was buried. Janssens painted many portraits of emerging new English gentry. His early portraits were panel paintings with "fictive" oval frames. His style varied considerably over his career, and he was able to assimilate new influences into his own style without any discordant effect. He was particularly accurate and detailed in depiction of clothing. ==Family life== Janssens van Ceulen was born to Dutch or Flemish parents in London – his father had been a religious refugee from Antwerp,〔(J Paul Getty Museum )〕 and the family had originated in Cologne.〔Waterhouse, 60〕 He was baptised at the Dutch Church at Austin Friars much used by the Netherlandish community in London. He was the son of Johanna le Grand and Cornelius Johnson. He may have been trained in the Netherlands, possibly under Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt.〔 p. 12〕 He was certainly influenced by other artists from the Netherlands,〔Karen Hearn, ''Dynasties: Painting in Tudor and Jacobean England 1530–1630.'' (New York: Rizzoli, 1995. ISBN 0-8478-1940-X)〕 and his early works follow the design and mood of Dutch painters. He had returned to England by 1619 when he witnessed the baptism of his nephew, Theodore Russell – Janssens' sister was married to Nicholas Russell of Bruges.〔Edmond, M ''Limners and Picturemakers – New light on the lives of miniaturists and large-scale portrait-painters working in London in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries'' Walpole Society, volume 47, page 87〕 He was active in England, from then until 1643. In the 1620s, he lived and had his studio in Blackfriars, London, as did Anthony van Dyck and Peter Oliver; it was within the boundaries of the City of London, but was a liberty and so avoided the monopoly in the City of members of the London painters' Guild.〔Kirby, Jo (1999) ''The Painter's Trade in the 17th Century'', National Portrait Gallery Technical Bulletin 20〕 He married Elizabeth Beke of Colchester on 16 July 1622 at the Dutch church in London.〔 Their son James (who presumably died young) was baptised on 30 September 1623 at St Anne's Church.〔(Lane Fine Art )〕 Another son Cornelius Janssens, junior who also became a painter, was baptised on 15th August, 1634.〔Edmond, M ''Limners and Picturemakers – New light on the lives of miniaturists and large-scale portrait-painters working in London in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries'' Walpole Society, volume 47, page 89〕 Janssens wished to be regarded as an English gentleman, registering his pedigree with the College of Arms. His arms were three gold parrots on a gold background, and had a crest of a silver Catherine wheel with two parrot wings behind it. Apparently winged crests are common in German heraldry which may show the arms previously used by the family.〔Hearn, Karen, 2003, "The English Career of Cornelius Johnson" in Roding, Juliette ''Dutch and Flemish Artists in Britain 1550–1800'', Primavera, page 116〕 Janssens moved to Canterbury in the mid-1630s, living with Sir Arnold Braems, a Flemish merchant. Janssens continued to live in England until after the outbreak of the English Civil War, but in October 1643, apparently at the insistence of his wife, he moved to Middelburg, joining the Guild of St. Luke there.〔Cust, Lionel ''Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900'', volume 29〕 He was given parliamentary permission to travel " ... and to cary with him such pictures and colours, bedding, household stuff, pewter, and brass as belongs to himself". Between 1646 and 1652 he lived in Amsterdam, before settling in Utrecht, where he was buried.〔Waterhouse, 61–2〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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