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Joos de Momper
Flemish painter
Joos de Momper the Younger or Joost de Momper the Younger[2] (1564 – February 5, 1635)[1] was a Flemishlandscape painter active in Antwerp between the late 16th century and the early 17th century.
Brueghel's influence is clearly evident in many of de Momper's paintings. His work is situated at the transition from late 16th-century Mannerism to the greater realism in landscape painting that developed in the early 17th century.
He achieved considerable success during his lifetime.[3]
Life
Joos de Momper was born in an artistic family of Antwerp and was named after his grandfather who was a landscape painter.[4] His father was Bartholomeus de Momper the Elder and his mother Suzanna Halfroose.
He learned to paint from his father who was a painter, art dealer, printer and publisher.[5][6]
In 1581 he became a master in the Antwerp Guild of St. Luke at only 17 years
