About Albertus Clouwet
Lived 1624 – 1679 (aged 54–55). Albertus Clouwet was a printmaker, copper engraver and visual artist.
Albertus Clouwet (name variations: Albertus Clouet, Albert Clowet, Aubert Clouwet, Haubertus Clouwet, Albertus Cluet, nickname Zandzak) (1636, Antwerp – 1679, Naples), was a Flemish engraver who had a successful career in the Kingdom of Naples.
Biography He travelled to Rome and joined the bentvueghels with the bentname Zandzak. He arrived there in the company of the painter Abraham Genoels, whose party he joined en route southwards from Antwerp. He was a pupil of Cornelis Bloemaert in Rome and worked with him in Florence. Back in Rome in 1663 he married the German lady Lucia Fosman there. He is known as a portrait engraver.
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Who was Albertus Clouwet?
Flemish engraver
When was Albertus Clouwet born?
Albertus Clouwet was born in 1624 in Antwerp.
When did Albertus Clouwet die?
Albertus Clouwet died on 20 August 1679 in Naples.
What was Albertus Clouwet's occupation?
Albertus Clouwet was a printmaker, copper engraver and visual artist.
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