Jacques van Schuppen: A Flemish Painter Shaping Austrian Baroque Jacques van Schuppen (1670-1751) stands as a prominent figure in the artistic landscape of 18th-century Austria, though his roots lay firmly planted in Flanders. Born in Fontainebleau, France, he descended from a family steeped in artistic tradition—his father was also a painter—and benefited from formative training under Nicolas de Largillière, establishing him within t…