VUYSTINCK, Johannes
(b. ~1480 ?, d. ~1523 Utrecht)
Netherlandish goldsmith. He was the founding father of a large family of goldsmiths active in Utrecht and The Hague up to the end of the 17th century. No biographical data are available about him.
Netherlandish goldsmith. He was the founding father of a large family of goldsmiths active in Utrecht and The Hague up to the end of the 17th century. No biographical data are available about him.
This ceremonial staff is one of the few well-documented silver objects from the period of Netherlandish Gothic. It is the work of Johannes Vuystinck, the founding father of a large family of goldsmiths active in Utrecht and The Hague up to the end of the 17th century.