Frans Luycx

Frans Luycx
Self-Portrait
Bornbefore 17 April 1604
Died1 May 1668(1668-05-01) (aged 63–64)
NationalityFlemish

Frans Luycx or Frans Luyckx[1] (before 17 April 1604 – 1 May 1668) was a Flemish painter who became the leading portrait painter at the imperial court of Emperor Ferdinand III in Vienna. He is best known for his portraits of the Emperor's family and various members of the Habsburgers, including its Austrian and Spanish branches.[2]

  1. ^ Name variations: Luycks, Leuycx, Leux, Lux, Luix, Leic, Laix, Leix, Lieix, Löx, Likh, Leuyx von Luxenstein, Leyx von Luxenstein, Leux de Leuxenstein, Franciscus Leux
  2. ^ Frans Luycx at the Netherlands Institute for Art History (in Dutch)

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