Andries Bosman
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Andries Bosman or Andries Bosmans (Antwerp, 1621 – Rome, c. 1681) was a Flemish priest and painter, who specialized in flower paintings and was mainly active in Antwerp and Rome. He was particularly known for collaborative paintings in which he painted flower garlands around religious scenes or portraits painted by a specialist figure painter.[1][2]
Only very little is known about the life and artistic training of Andries Bosman. He was baptized in Antwerp's St George Church on 28 July 1621. He was registered as an apprentice at the Guild of St. Luke in Antwerp in 1637. It was not recorded who his teacher was. It is assumed that he studied with the Jesuit priest and prominent flower painter Daniel Seghers.
Bosman studied theology. After completing this study with success, painting always remained secondary to this career as a priest. He became chaplain to the art-loving Bishop Anthonius Triest in Ghent in 1641. In 1657 Bosman returned to Antwerp where he had been appointed canon in the St. James' Church in Antwerp. In 1664 he renounced his prebend and left for Italy. It is reported that during his residence in Italy he participated in painting commissions. He stayed mainly in Rome, where in 1676 he collaborated with Niccolò Stanchi in the decoration of the Palazzo Borghese gallery by adding flowers to mirrors. He also collaborated with the Italian painter Ciro Ferri.[3]
Bosman is believed to have died between 1671 and 1692.
