Claim: Jacob Jordeans was a Flemish painter and tapestry designer who lived his entire life in Antwerp before his death from a mysterious Antwerp disease called 'zweetziekte' or 'polderkoorts.
Evidence: Jacob (Jacques) Jordaens (19 May 1593 – 18 October 1678) was a Flemish painter, draughtsman and tapestry designer known for his history paintings, genre scenes and portraits. In fact, except for a few short trips to locations in the Low Countries, he remained in Antwerp his entire life. Jordaens died of the mysterious Antwerp disease ('zweetziekte' or 'polderkoorts' in Dutch) in October 1678, which, on the same day, also killed his unmarried daughter Elizabeth, who had lived with him.