Biography

According to Houbraken, who simply listed him along with Franciscus de Neve

Franciscus de Neve

Franciscus or Frans de Neve , was a Flemish Baroque painter.-Biography:According to Houbraken he received praise while in Rome for his ability to paint according to nature. Houbraken quoted from a poem about him on page 349 of Cornelis de Bie's book Het Gulden Cabinet.According to the RKD in 1629...

 as mentioned in the book Het Gulden Cabinet

Het Gulden Cabinet

The Golden Cabinet of the Noble Free Art of Painting, or Het Gulden Cabinet vande Edel Vry Schilder-Const, as it was originally known in Dutch, is a series of artist biographies and panegyrics with engraved portraits written by the 17th century notary and rederijker Cornelis de Bie...

 by Cornelis de Bie

Cornelis de Bie

Cornelis de Bie was a Brabant rederijker, poet, jurist and minor politician from Lier.He is the author of about 64 works, mostly comedies...

 (Goubau is on page 390 of Het Gulden Cabinet, coming after Philippe Fruytiers), he traveled to Rome and was respected by his peers.

According to the RKD he was taught by Jan de Farius in 1629-1630, became a master of the Guild of St. Luke in 1636-1637, and was in Rome during the years 1644-1650. He painted Italianate landscapes and was influenced by Pieter van Laer

Pieter van Laer

Pieter van Laer was a Dutch Golden Age painter of genre scenes, active for over a decade in Rome, where his nickname was Il Bamboccio...

. His pupils were Abraham Couchet, Arnold Gerardi, Justus Gerardi, Laureys Goubau, Nicolas de Largillière

Nicolas de Largillière

Nicolas de Largillière was a painter born in Paris, France.-Early life:Largillière's father, a merchant, took him to Antwerp at the age of three. As a boy, he spent nearly two years in London. Sometime after his return to Antwerp, a failed attempt at business led him to the studio of Goubeau...

, and Jan Baptist Tijssens.

He also painted portraits. as evidenced by the portrait of Gaspar de Witte

Gaspar de Witte

Caspar, Jasper, or Gaspar de Witte was a Flemish painter of the Baroque period.-Biography:He was born into a respected painting family...

 that was engraved by Richard Collin for Cornelis de Bie

Cornelis de Bie

Cornelis de Bie was a Brabant rederijker, poet, jurist and minor politician from Lier.He is the author of about 64 works, mostly comedies...

's book of painters called Het Gulden Cabinet

Het Gulden Cabinet

The Golden Cabinet of the Noble Free Art of Painting, or Het Gulden Cabinet vande Edel Vry Schilder-Const, as it was originally known in Dutch, is a series of artist biographies and panegyrics with engraved portraits written by the 17th century notary and rederijker Cornelis de Bie...

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