Pablo Esquert facts for kids
Pablo Esquert was a talented painter from Flanders, a region that is now part of Belgium and the Netherlands. He was active between 1559 and 1575. He became quite famous and wealthy because of his amazing painting skills. People knew him by many names, including Pablo Schepers, Paul Esquarte, and Micer Pablo.
Esquert traveled and worked in both Italy and Spain. In Spain, he was invited to the city of Zaragoza by a powerful nobleman named Martín de Gurrea y Aragón, who was the Duke of Villahermosa. Pablo Esquert was especially good at making copies of famous artworks. He was well known for his copies of paintings by the famous Italian artist Titian. Esquert painted these copies in a special Flemish style, which was described as "delgada y muy gentil," meaning "thin and very graceful."
Early Life and Family Connections
Pablo Esquert came from a family of artists. His father, Pauwels Scepers, was also a painter and lived in a city called Mechelen. Pablo Esquert continued this family tradition. He later married Catalina van Steynemolen. Her father, Jan van Steynemolen, was also a painter. This shows how art was a big part of their family life and how artists often connected through marriage.
