The panel paintings ‘St John and St Paul by Van Dyck’ were mentioned in the inventory of decease of Jan Gillis, silversmith. He died on the 10th of November 1681.
Place and date
Antwerp, 28 & 29 & 30-07-1682
Archival reference
Felixarchief / Antwerp City Archives, N # 2045, f° 1-17
Transcription
Felixarchief / Antwerp City Archives, Notaris Antoon Herreyns (1680-1690), N # 2045,
f° 1-17, 28 & 29 & 30-07-1682
Transcribed by Ingrid Moortgat
Extract published by:
Panel Painting mentioned in:
How to cite: Moortgat, Ingrid. “’St John and St Paul’ in the inventory of Jan Gillis.” In Jordaens Van Dyck Panel Paintings Project. Edited by Joost Vander Auwera and Justin Davies.
jordaensvandyck.org/archive/st-john-and-st-paul-in-the-inventory-of-jan-gillisc/ (accessed 10 October 2024)
Inventaris van alle ende igelijke
de goederen soo meuble, juweelen,
gout ende silverwergh [schilderijen ende anders, superscript] achterge-
laetene ende bevonden ten sterff-
huyse van wylen S[eigneu]r Jan Gillis, in
syn leven silversmit was, den
welcken op den thienden novembris lestelijk
deser weerelt is comen t overlijden
in syne woonhuijse genaemt den
spiegel staende op de grote merckt
alhier neffens de pant, gemaeckt
door my onderschreven notaris ten
versuecke van syne drij sonen
ende erffgenaemen genaemt
Christianus, Franciscus ende
Michiel Gillis, op den achtentwin-
tichsten, negenentwintichsten ende
dertichsten van de maent july 1682
ende is als volght
After the introduction the notary lists the paintings, silver, gold, diamonds, pearls and other expensive stones found in the home of the deceased.
Inventory of the goods of Jan Gillis, silversmith. He died on the 10th of November 1681 in his residence de Spiegel on the Grote Markt, next to the Pand and left behind three sons: Christianus, Franciscus and Michiel Gillis. The inventory is made by the notary Antoon Herreyns by request of his sons.