Cornelis SchutFlemish, 1597–1655Vuur
May one see it?
Unknown: the museum keeps its counsel
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known. Whether it is on view today, the museum does not say, and we were not trained to guess.
- Source
- The museum's own collection data
Particulars
- Accession number
- RP-P-OB-59.301
What it shows
Sources
- Rijksmuseum: the museum's own open data · fetched 3 days ago
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
Meanwhile, in the life of Cornelis Schut
The whole life1618–1655 · Workplace
Antwerp
1624–1627
Giustiniani's Patronage and Poussin's Attention
In Rome the banker and collector Vincenzo Giustiniani commissioned two large religious compositions from him (now in the Abbey of Sainte-Trinité in Caen). Schut attracted the attention of the young Poussin, whose early works borrowed motifs from these pieces.
1624–1627 · Workplace
Rome
from 13 January 1627
Frescoes at the Casino Pescatore Villa in Frascati
He worked on frescoes at the villa of the Flemish-born Italian banker Pietro Pescatore at Frascati near Rome, in collaboration with the Dutchman Tyman Cracht. The commission played an important role in launching his career in Italy.
16 September – 2 October 1627
Imprisoned on Suspicion of a Colleague's Murder
He was held in a Roman prison on suspicion of murdering a fellow painter named Giusto; he was released on 2 October thanks to the intervention of the Accademia di San Luca. He then left Rome for Florence.
29 April 1655
Died
