
Cornelis SchutFlemish, 1597–1655May one see it?
Braunschweig, Germany
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
1618–1655 · Workplace
Antwerp
1624–1627
Giustiniani's Patronage and Poussin's Attention
In Rome the banker and collector Vincenzo Giustiniani commissioned two large religious compositions from him (now in the Abbey of Sainte-Trinité in Caen). Schut attracted the attention of the young Poussin, whose early works borrowed motifs from these pieces.
1624–1627 · Workplace
Rome
16 September – 2 October 1627
Imprisoned on Suspicion of a Colleague's Murder
He was held in a Roman prison on suspicion of murdering a fellow painter named Giusto; he was released on 2 October thanks to the intervention of the Accademia di San Luca. He then left Rome for Florence.
1628 · Workplace
Florence
1635
Decorations for the Entry of Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand
He played a prominent part in the decorative program for the ceremonial entry of Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand into Antwerp (under the overall direction of Rubens) and into Ghent; commissioned by the Ghent magistrate, he executed more than 100 etchings of all the decorations.