Gysbrecht Leytens (1586-1656)

• Was a Flemish painter who specialized in landscapes and in particular winter landscapes.
• Gijsbrecht Leytens, formerly known as Meester van de Winterlandschappen or Master of the Winter Landscapes,
• Leytens was born in Antwerp.
• He became a pupil of Jacob Vrolijck in 1598.
• He joined the Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke as a master in 1611.
• He married Maria van Omel.
• Leytens often incorporated in the art gallery paintings of Frans Francken the Younger.
• Between 1617 en 1627 he had a number of pupils demonstrating an active workshop. 
• He was the teacher of Jan Baptist Rocataillate and Francois Veeken.
• Leytens collaborated with artists such as Frans Francken the Younger, Sebastiaen Vrancx and Vincent Malo, who would paint the figures while Leytens painted the landscapes.
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