• Was a Dutch painter of still lifes.
• Philips Angel I left his native Middelburg in 1639 to establish himself as a still life painter in Haarlem.
• He entered the Haarlem Guild of St. Luke in 1639.
• He was still mentioned as a member in 1643.
• He returned to Middelburg at least in 1652 and remained there until his death.
• Philips Angel I's life and work are often mixed up with those of a relative (presumably a cousin), painter of the same name (referred to as Philips Angel II or Philips Angel van Leiden), born in 1618 in Leiden.
• Approximately 30 paintings are currently attributed to Philips Angel I.
• His works fall into three main groups: barn interiors with an emphasis on the still life element, 'ontbijtjes' and still lifes with dead fowl.
