Art, literature & historyFrans Pourbus the Younger
1569–1622
Selected artwork
Marie de’ Medici
1616
Art Institute of Chicago
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Biography
Frans Pourbus the Younger or Frans Pourbus (II) (Antwerp, 1569 – Paris, 1622) was a Flemish painter, specialised in portrait painting. He was the third generation of a prominent family of religious and portrait painters.
Pourbus was a successful court painter for, successively, the Archdukes in Brussels, the Gonzaga Duke of Mantua (1600–1609), and then the French court. The majority of his work was royal portraits, many full-length, but he also painted some altarpieces. He painted the Brussels-based Spanish Regents of the Netherlands, the Duke of Mantua and Marie de' Medici, Queen of France.
Pourbus produced portraits that were pleasing to his patrons, but somewhat static with no dramatic situations, or landscape backgrounds. He is noted for his depiction of costume, jewellery and draperies, as in his portrait of Henry IV of France (below).
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Influenced by
- Frans Pourbus the Eldereditorial inference
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Later influence
- Justus Sustermanseditorial inference
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Documented holdings of works attributed to Frans Pourbus the Younger. Check the museum’s record for current display information.
- Museo Nacional del Prado3 recorded works
- Art Institute of Chicago1 recorded work
- Musée Carnavalet1 recorded work
- The Cleveland Museum of Art1 recorded work