page_title: Joos van Craesbeeck
hierarchical_section_title: Joos van Craesbeeck
context_page_description: Joos van Craesbeeck was a Flemish baker and a painter who played an important role in the development of Flemish genre painting in the mid-17th century through his tavern scenes and dissolute portraits. His genre scenes depict low-life figures as well as scenes of middle-class people. He created a few religiously themed compositions.
context_section_description: Joos van Craesbeeck (c. 1605/06 – c. 1660) was a Flemish baker and a painter who played an important role in the development of Flemish genre painting in the mid-17th century through his tavern scenes and dissolute portraits.  His genre scenes depict low-life figures as well as scenes of middle-class people. He created a few religiously themed compositions.
caption: The Smoker, a presumed self portrait of van Craesbeek, 1635-36
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