Joos van Craesbeeck

Joos van Craesbeeck, also Joos van Craesbeke (* 1605 in Neerlinter in Brabant; † 1654-1661 in Brussels ) was a Flemish painter and baker.

Joos van Craesbeeck began his career as a journeyman baker at the Aert Tielens on the Antwerp citadel. There he met Johanna, the daughter of his master, whom he married in 1631. From 31 July of the same year he received all the rights of a citizen of Antwerp. In 1633 he met the painter Adriaen Brouwer know who was serving a prison sentence on the fort. This brought Craesbeeck in painting. 1633/34 he had to register with the Antwerp Guild of St. Luke as signs (s bakker ). Against 1647/48 there and his son Josephus (Jan ) Craesbeeck was run as an apprentice. Shortly thereafter, must Craesbeeck Antwerp have left and be moved to Brussels, because on March 5, 1651, he signed up at the local Guild of St. Luke. 1653/54 he took Lucas Viters on as apprentices. About his life nothing is known. Only in 1661 can be read in Cornelis de Bie, that Craesbeeck had already died without the need for accurate information is provided.

Although Craesbeeck has most of his paintings signed, none of the previously known works is dated. Nevertheless, can be described by stylistic findings three creative periods of his work differ, of which the earliest is strongly applied to Brouwer's style. While he succeeds in the subject and in the colors keep up with Brouwer, but he does not reach its creative skills in the implementation of landscaped sceneries. In his second phase, he kept the picture threads, although largely in, but said goodbye to the typical coloring Brouwer and used brighter colors, which he initially before dark, then increasingly used against bright backgrounds. His characters lost its rural character and took bit of genteel, urban trains. In addition to the peasant scenes now appeared also on the religious subjects in his paintings. From about 1650 its third phase begins. Had he previously preferred compositions in which the action was filling the picture moved to the center, he moved this now continues to the edge. At the same time, his figures often seem now somewhat out of proportion because they are smaller and thus act bigger.

Joos van Craesbeeck signed his paintings mostly with C or CB, on some images, he also used the initials JVCB. So far, only one image is known that he signed with J. v. Craesbecke.

Selected Works

  • Antwerp, Royal Museum of Fine Arts The dispute in the basement restaurant.
  • Tavern scene.
  • The five senses.
  • Dispute before the inn
  • Peasant with a Jug.
  • The weary walkers. ( attributed to )
  • Tavern scene.
  • Self-Portrait ( Allegory of Superbia ). (1943 outsourced and has since disappeared)
  • Retorikgesellschaft.
  • The entertainment.
  • Drinking Society.
  • Fighting Farmers.
  • The brawl of comedians.
  • The Temptation of St. Anthony.
  • Portrait of a man with a fur hat and clay pipe. ( attributed to )
  • Carousing company before an inn.
  • Farmers in a farmhouse.
  • The Massacre of the Innocents.
  • Interior with Card Players.
  • The marriage contract.
  • Burlesque scene.
  • Village pub.
  • The smoker.
  • The mussel eater.
  • Interior with smoking farmers. ( attributed to )
  • The drinker.
  • A visit to the doctor.
  • Banquet
  • Farmers from a village inn.
  • Soldiers and women.
  • Peasant society in the pub.
  • Beggar with bandaged arm. ( attributed to )
  • Beggar. ( attributed to )
  • Beggars in the snow. ( attributed to )
  • Beggar girl. ( attributed to )
  • According to the concert.
  • Genre scene with letter -read woman.
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