Cornelis Cornelis Schut III

1629 (age 56)

Antwerp, Arrondissement of Antwerp, Belgium

He was one of the leading Flemish painters working at that time in Seville and he was very close in style to Murillo. He is first documented in Seville in 1653 and the next year he was admitted to the local painters’ guild. The couple had two daughters. With the support of de Arce Schut was able to secure commissions. In 1655 he engaged his first pupil in his workshop. He had more pupils, many of whom such as Manual Gallardo, José Lopez Chico and Juan Antonop Lopes dedicated themselves in their professional careers to the polychroming of retables. Schut’s workshop completed commissions for his brother-in-law de Arce to polychrome his sculptures. Schut was one of the founders of the Academy of Fine Arts of Seville in 1660 where he became a teacher of drawing. He was elected a president of the Academy in 1672. Murillo and Francisco Herrera the Younger were the joint presidents. He was reelected four years later. He was one of the most generous contributors to the Academy, often paying out of his own pocket the salary of art models and offering prizes to pupils. He maintained close relationships with the artistic community in Seville as well as with the Flemish and Dutch merchants in the city. He died in Seville in 1685. Despite his successful career he died as a pauper since the treatment of the painful illness that led to his death had been very costly.

Cornelis Cornelis Schut III

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Background

He was born in Antwerp and trained with his uncle, the prominent Antwerp history painter Cornelis Schut. He travelled to Seville with his father who was employed by the Spanish king as an engineer

Career

He was one of the leading Flemish painters working at that time in Seville and he was very close in style to Murillo. He is first documented in Seville in 1653 and the next year he was admitted to the local painters’ guild. The couple had two daughters.

With the support of de Arce Schut was able to secure commissions.

In 1655 he engaged his first pupil in his workshop. He had more pupils, many of whom such as Manual Gallardo, José Lopez Chico and Juan Antonop Lopes dedicated themselves in their professional careers to the polychroming of retables.

Schut’s workshop completed commissions for his brother-in-law de Arce to polychrome his sculptures. Schut was one of the founders of the Academy of Fine Arts of Seville in 1660 where he became a teacher of drawing.

He was elected a president of the Academy in 1672.

Murillo and Francisco Herrera the Younger were the joint presidents. He was reelected four years later. He was one of the most generous contributors to the Academy, often paying out of his own pocket the salary of art models and offering prizes to pupils.

He maintained close relationships with the artistic community in Seville as well as with the Flemish and Dutch merchants in the city.

He died in Seville in 1685. Despite his successful career he died as a pauper since the treatment of the painful illness that led to his death had been very costly.

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