Joos van Winghe, Jodocus a Winghe  (1544–1603)

• Was a Flemish painter and print designer.
• He is known for his history paintings, portraits, allegories and genre scenes, including merry companies.
• He worked in Brussels as a court painter.
• He left Flanders after the Fall of Antwerp in 1584.
• He then worked in Frankfurt for the remainder of his career. • In Germany he was patronaged by Holy Roman emperor Rudolf II.
• The displayed painting is a crop from: Apelles paints Campaspe, ca. 1600.
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