Denys Calvaert

Variant namesauktoriserad namnform: Denys Calvaert

DatesBiographical dates: 1540 - 1619 Dead: dead 1619 Born: born 1540

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BiographyBiography: Denys Calvaert, also known as Dionisio Fiammingho, was a history and landscape painter. In his youth he was a pupil of Christiaen van den Queckborne in Antwerp. He then travelled to Italy. In Bologna he became the pupil of Lorenzo Sabbatini and Prospero Fontana. He accompanied the former to Rome in 1572 and stayed there for two years. His pupils in Bologna included Domenichino, Francesco Albani and Guido Reni. Calvaert’s works are characterised by their explicit use of line, well considered compositions and use of perspective that is reminiscent of the works of the Carracci school. His paintings on religious themes can be found in several churches in Bologna. Smaller-scale works with religious motifs painted by Calvaert on copper are to be seen in various European collections. Several of his works were also reproduced as engravings.

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