Jacques Jordaens (1593-1678)

JVDPPP continually publishes its research on panel paintings related to Jacques Jordaens, as well as translations of important out of copyright articles and texts. Listed below are the documents related to the artists, the articles JVDPPP published on Jordaens and the recent panels the project examined.

Panels related to Jordaens

Listed below is a selection of the most recently examined panels related to Jacques Jordaens. All panels related to Jacques Jordaens and the accompanying dendrochronological and archival data are available in the Summary Catalogue of Jacques Jordaens.

The Adoration of the Shepherds
The Adoration of the Shepherds
65.5 x 50 cm
Museo Civico (di Palazzo Chiericato)
Vicenza
The Battle of the Lapiths and Centaurs
The Battle of the Lapiths and Centaurs
76.9 x 105.6 cm
Private Collection
Saint John the Baptist
Saint John the Baptist
67.0 x 48.0 cm
Groninger Museum
Groningen

Archival research

This section includes archival research on the key moments of Jacques Jordaen’s life and the panel paintings he made. For example, the records of Jordaens’ marriage to Catharina van Noort is included as well as a financial debt of Rubens to Jordaens. All documents are scanned, partially transcribed and translated into English. Documents are sorted chronologically from earliest to latest.

Articles and texts

To make Jordaens research as accessible as possible, JVDPPP is publishing English translations of important out of copyright articles and texts, or in-copyright articles with the author’s permission, for the first time, as well as its own new research and findings.

The Early Work of Jacob Jordaens — Ludwig Burchard

The Early Work of Jacob Jordaens — Ludwig Burchard

Originally published by Ludwig Burchard in 1928.

Edited and updated by Joost Vander Auwera, Justin Davies, James Innes-Mulraine, with an introduction by Joost Vander Auwera (2020)

© Jordaens Van Dyck Panel Paintings Project.

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History of the Antwerp School of Painting: Jordaens –  F.J. Van den Branden

History of the Antwerp School of Painting: Jordaens – F.J. Van den Branden

F. Jos Van den Branden
Deputy-Archivist of the City of Antwerp
Drukkerij J.-E. Buschmann, Rijnpoortvest, Antwerp, 1883

Translated by Michael Lomax, 2018
© Jordaens Van Dyck Panel Paintings Project.

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