1. Frans Luycx or Frans Luyckx was a Flemish painter who became the leading portrait painter at the imperial court of Emperor Ferdinand III in Vienna.
11 Facts About Frans Luycx
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Frans Luycx is best known for his portraits of the Emperor's family and various members of the Habsburgers, including its Austrian and Spanish branches.
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Frans Luycx's father, Adam Luycx, was a silk cloth merchant and his mother was Johanna de Rasieres.
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Frans Luycx was admitted as a master in the Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke in 1620.
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Frans Luycx then joined the workshop of the leading Antwerp master Peter Paul Rubens.
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In 1635, Luycx was in Rome where he was able to establish contacts with the higher clerical circles and likely with the Austrian branch of the House of Habsburg.
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Frans Luycx's younger brother Antonius was a high-ranking cleric at St Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna as well as the teacher of Archduchess Mariana of Austria.
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Frans Luycx was paid a handsome salary and took up residence in Vienna.
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Frans Luycx was referred to as 'von Luxenstein' from that time onwards.
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Frans Luycx established his reputation with his numerous portraits of the royal families and members of the courts of the Habsburgs, particularly in Vienna.
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Frans Luycx's work suffered quality loss through the incessant repetition of models that became stereotypical.