1523 – 1584

Flemish painter, draughtsman, cartographer, surveyor and civil engineer. According to van Mander, who must have been a good friend, in his early youth Pieter Pourbus settled in Bruges, a prosperous town that offered excellent prospects for artists. Pourbus was registered as a (foreign) master in the Bruges Guild of St Luke in 1543 and soon emerged as the leading artist of his generation in the city.Show more

14 artworks in collection