Career
The artist was only rediscovered in the mid-1990s as his work was previously attributed to other Northern Caravaggists and in particular those of the Utrecht School. Very little is known about the life of Jacques de l'Ange. It is not clear whether he should be identified with the genre and history painter Jacques (Jacob) de Langhe who was active in Antwerp in 1632–1633 and was a pupil of Jan Cossiers.
Jacques de l'Ange is known to have trained under Jan Cossiers. He became a master in Antwerp's Guild of Saint Luke in 1632-1633. He was active in Antwerp around 1630 to 1640.
For instance in his composition representing Gluttony he placed a candle on the right-hand side of the composition to create dramatic, almost theater-like shadows. As a result the scene emerges from the dark background and gains depth as the modelling of the figures is accentuated.
