(c. 1605/06- c. 1660) was a Flemish painter who specialized in tavern interiors, tronies, and other works similar to his teacher Adriaen Brouwer. Born in Neerlinter (Flemish Brabant), he became a master in Antwerp's guild of St. Luke in 1633 - 1634, and like his contemporaries David Teniers the Elder and David Rijckaert III he developed rustic genre scenes. He subsequently moved to Brussels, where he joined that city's painters' guild in 1651.
Paintings such as Death is Violent and Fast are typical of his small, theatrical images of peasants brawling crowded with violent expressive figures. Unlike Teniers, whose style became more elegant, Craesbeeck continued to paint bawdy figures later in his career.
(c. 1605/06- c. 1660) was a Flemish painter who specialized in tavern interiors, tronies, and other works similar to his teacher Adriaen Brouwer. Born in Neerlinter (Flemish Brabant), he became a master in Antwerp's guild of St. Luke in 1633 - 1634, and like his contemporaries David Teniers the Elder and David Rijckaert III he developed rustic genre scenes. He subsequently moved to Brussels, where he joined that city's painters' guild in 1651.
Paintings such as Death is Violent and Fast are typical of his small, theatrical images of peasants brawling crowded with violent expressive figures. Unlike Teniers, whose style became more elegant, Craesbeeck continued to paint bawdy figures later in his career.
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LE FUMEUR Oljemålning Nr:: 71879 new23/Joos van Craesbeeck-859564.jpg
17th century
Oil on panel
41 x 32 cm (16.14 x 12.6 in)
LE FUMEUR Oljemålning Nr:: 73259 new24/Joos van Craesbeeck-554666.jpg
Date 17th century
Medium Oil on panel
Dimensions 41 X 32 cm (16.14 X 12.6 in)
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Smokers Oljemålning Nr:: 87497 new25/Joos van Craesbeeck-367454.jpg
Date from 1645(1645) until 1655(1655)
Medium Oil on panel
Dimensions 51.5 x 71 cm (20.3 x 28 in)
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Smokers Oljemålning Nr:: 92253 new25/Joos van Craesbeeck-534339.jpg
from 1645(1645) until 1655(1655)
Medium oil on panel
Dimensions 51.5 X 71 cm (20.3 X 28 in)
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