About Ignatius Croon
Lived 1639 – 1667 (aged 27–28). Ignatius Croon was a Dutch painter.
Ignatius Croon (name variations: Ignaz Cronò, Ignaz Croon and nickname: Gaudtvinck or Goudtvinck (meaning 'bullfinch') (1639–1667) was a Flemish Baroque painter who after training in Mechelen moved to Rome where he died at a young age.
Life He was born in Mechelen, the son of the notary Peter Croon and brother of Peter Croon (1634–1682), a canon and devotional writer. He was a pupil of the prominent painter Peter Franchoys in Mechelen around 1650. He possibly left for Rome immediately after completing his training in 1657.
Work No known works by his hand are known. A portrait of his brother Peter Croon, now in the Municipal Museum of Mechelen, is attributed to him.
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Ignatius Croon was born in 1639 in Mechelen.
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Ignatius Croon died in 1667 in Rome.
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Ignatius Croon was a painter.
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Ignatius Croon was Dutch.
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