Paulus PontiusFlemish, 1603–1658Den hellige Eugenia
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SMK — National Gallery of Denmark
Copenhagen, Denmark
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- KKSgb15954
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Meanwhile, in the life of Paulus Pontius
The whole life27 May 1603
Born
3 December 1616
Apprenticeship with Osias Beert
On December 3, 1616, in Antwerp, he was apprenticed to the painter and still-life master Osias Beert.
c. 1620s
Training in Engraving with Lucas Vorsterman
He worked under the renowned engraver Lucas Vorsterman, from whom he learned the art of engraving.
1624
Chief Engraver of Rubens's Workshop
After Vorsterman's quarrel with Rubens in 1624, Pontius took his place and for several years was the workshop's principal engraver, reproducing the master's drawings and paintings.
after 1640
Work After Van Dyck, Jordaens, and Others Following Rubens's Death
After Rubens's death in 1640 he produced numerous reproductive engravings after originals by Rubens, Van Dyck, Jordaens, Seghers, de Crayer, Titian, and Velázquez; in all he executed 42 plates after Rubens.
16 January 1658
Died
