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Nicolaes Jonghelinck | |
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| Born | 1517 |
| Died | 1570 |
| Occupation(s) | Merchant banker, art collector |
| Known for | Pieter Bruegel the Elder and Frans Floris |
Nicolaes Jonghelinck (1517–1570) was a merchant banker and art collector from Antwerp. He is best known for his collection of paintings by Pieter Bruegel the Elder and Frans Floris. His brother was the sculptor Jacques Jonghelinck.
In the archives of Antwerp, a writ of guarantee by Jonghelinck, dated 15 February 1566 and declaring to be worth 16.000 guilders for his friend Daniel de Bruyne lists "sixteen paintings by Bruegel, among them the Tower of Babel, a painting with the title Christ carrying the Cross, the twelve Months of the Year, and all the others whichever they might be". Jonghelinck probably commissioned these paintings for his fortified country house outside of Antwerp that was designed by his brother Jacques in 1547 and sold in 1554 to Nicolaes. It can still be seen on a map dated 1582, although it was destroyed during the fall of Antwerp.[1]
- ^ Christian Vöhringer – Pieter Bruegel. 1525/30-1569, Tandem Verlag 2007 (h.f.ullmann imprint) S. 116f ISBN 978-3-8331-3852-2