Jan Josef Horemans the Elder
an Josef Horemans the Elder (Jan Josef Horemans Sr.) (1682-1759) - famous Flemish artist of the first half of the 18th century. He mainly created genre works, but also portraits and historical allegories.
He was a student of the artists Jan van Pee (Dutch Jan van Pee) and Michel Frans van der Voort (Dutch Michiel Frans van der Voort).
Jan Josef Horemans Sr. is known for portraits, genre works and historical allegories. He created a large number of small anecdotal paintings made in the tradition of 17th century Flemish artists. His works were rather dark, and later he was nicknamed "le brun" (brown) and "le sombre" (dark) to distinguish him from his son, who was nicknamed "le clair" (clear, clean) for his sharper palette.
Jan Josef Horemans was the leading chronicler of daily life in Antwerp in the first half of the 18th century. He used various techniques and tricks in composition to vividly represent life in private homes, hotels and courtyards.
