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Johannes Michel or John Michael Rysbrack, original name Jan Michiel Rijsbrack, often referred to simply as Michael Rysbrack (24 June 1694 – 8 January 1770), was an 18th-century
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at the Netherlands Institute for Art History He likely studied with the Antwerp master Michiel van der Voort the Elder from 1706 to 1712. He became a member of the Guild of St. Luke in Antwerp in the Guild year 1714/1715. The following year he is took on two apprentices. None of his works from this period have been preserved. Michael's siblings included a number of artists. His older brother Pieter Andreas was a still life and landscape painter while his younger brother Gerard was a painter of still lifes, game pieces, hunting scenes and mythological scenes. Pieter Andreas and John Michael moved to London around 1620 where they built successful careers. Gerard later joined his two brothers in England.
Johannes Michel or John Michael Rysbrack, original name Jan Michiel Rijsbrack, often referred to simply as Michael Rysbrack (24 June 1694 – 8 January 1770), was an 18th-century Flemish
Flemish (''Vlaams'') is a Low Franconian dialect cluster of the Dutch language. It is sometimes referred to as Flemish Dutch (), Belgian Dutch ( ), or Southern Dutch (). Flemish is native to Flanders, a historical region in northern Belgium ...
sculptor
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, who spent most of his career in England where he was one of the foremost sculptors of monuments, architectural decorations and portraits in the first half of the 18th century. His style combined the Flemish Baroque with Classical influences. He operated an important workshop whose output left an important imprint on the practice of sculpture in England.Robert Williams and Katharine Eustace, ''Rysbrack family [Rysbraeck' at Grove Art Online Accessed 25 March 2021
Family background and early life
Rysbrack was born on 24 June 1694 in Antwerp, the son of the landscape painter Pieter Rijsbraeck and Geneviève (Genoveva) Compagnon, a French woman whom his father had married in France.John Michael Rijsbrackat the Netherlands Institute for Art History He likely studied with the Antwerp master Michiel van der Voort the Elder from 1706 to 1712. He became a member of the Guild of St. Luke in Antwerp in the Guild year 1714/1715. The following year he is took on two apprentices. None of his works from this period have been preserved. Michael's siblings included a number of artists. His older brother Pieter Andreas was a still life and landscape painter while his younger brother Gerard was a painter of still lifes, game pieces, hunting scenes and mythological scenes. Pieter Andreas and John Michael moved to London around 1620 where they built successful careers. Gerard later joined his two brothers in England.