雅各面包车奥斯特诞生于布鲁日作为约翰内斯面包车奥斯特的连接Gheeraerdyne Weyts的儿子。他从一个富裕的家庭建立了下降。目前尚不清楚谁是他的主人，但他很可能是他的弟弟弗兰斯面包车奥斯特的学生。

雅各布面包车奥斯特成为布鲁日主圣路加公会在1621年，他离开这一年意大利。他在意大利居住期间所作的工作还没有确定。在五年里，他在罗马度过了他根据研究安尼巴莱卡拉奇。他的回归到布鲁日在1628年后，他成了“stedehouder”（导演）圣卢克于1629年10月13日当地协会的他于1630年在布鲁日结婚Jaquemyne范Overdille他的妻子死了明年留下他一个儿子马腾。1633年雅各布面包车奥斯特结婚玛丽亚面包车Tollenaere。夫妇有六个孩子。他的儿子雅各布雅戈尔和威廉在自己的权利成为著名的画家。他的孙子约瑟夫·多米尼克面包车奥斯特是在里尔的肖像和历史画家活跃。

雅各面包车奥斯特被委任恢复扬·凡·艾克著名的圣母子与佳能范德Paele（1436）在Saint-Donaas（现在的前教堂格罗宁根博物馆布鲁日）在1632年至1633年。之间1633和1662雅各布面包车奥斯特举行圣卢克公会多个职位，包括各种期限作为协会的院长。从1651直到他去世，他是布鲁日的官方城市画家。

他注册的瞳孔他的儿子雅各布雅戈尔和威廉，以及画家的Boudewijn博德，Franschoes Gheilliaert，梅斯扬，扬浸信会面包车Meunincxhove，扬拉蒙和阿诺尔德斯德卢斯。

凡奥斯特布鲁日死亡。

雅各布面包车奥斯特是谁的地方资产阶级和历史画肖像画做一个多产的画家。他主要是已知在精神的祭坛画反宗教改革和他的画像。少数画作，大多是世俗的，流派风格的主题，如与数字内饰（音乐公司，卡的玩家，算命等），很可能是针对个人，可能在公开市场。他也凡·戴克和鲁本后作出的副本。范·奥斯特是从布鲁日主导17世纪的画家。

他的工作是强烈的早期巴洛克画家，如影响卡拉瓦乔和他的追随者巴托洛梅奥曼弗雷迪他的作品他在意大利逗留期间，他学习。卡拉瓦乔的影响可以在可见明暗效果以及作为非理想化的数字。这方面的一个例子是1630 牧羊人的崇拜（冬宫博物馆）。他在17世纪30年代风格的场景显示巴托洛梅奥曼弗雷迪的影响。一个例子是卡选手（1634年，私人收藏）。

这个早期Caravaggesque影响后，他的工作朝着更加巨大的数字，反映的工作中更加古典的治疗开发安尼巴莱卡拉齐和他的追随者Domenichino路。从17世纪50年代，他的作品开始表现出更大的情绪，运用生动的空间的效果，更接近威尼斯艺术调色板。那个时期的范·奥斯特的绘画的影响费德里科巴罗奇，科雷乔和安东尼·范戴克。他甚至简单地复制范戴克的组合物中的几十倍。虽然这种风格发展是当代佛兰芒艺术家中相当常见，结构清晰，面包车奥斯特的作品中强烈的造型使他的方式与众不同。

虽然他的画像一般都是比较公式化的肖像布鲁日家庭（1645，格罗宁根博物馆，布鲁日）透着谨慎组成。通过它的象征和纪念意义的字符也可以算是AIS高巴洛克绘画的杰作。

他的许多宗教作品仍可在布鲁日的教堂中可以看出。的圣 萨尔瓦托大教堂在布鲁日雅各布·范·奥斯特，这可以被看作拥有13画在原地整个教堂。他的画也可以在世界各地的博物馆，包括可以看到油画馆，柏林，在格罗宁根博物馆在布鲁日的国家美术馆在伦敦，在卢浮宫在巴黎费城艺术馆和冬宫在圣彼得堡。

Jacob van Oster was born in Bruges as Johannes van Weyts's son Gheeraerdyne OE connection. He set up a decline from a wealthy family. It is not clear who is his master, but he was probably his younger brother Frans van OST students.
Jacob van Oster Bruges become the main guild of Saint Luke in 1621 this year, he left Italy. His work during his stay in Italy has not been determined. In five years, he spent his study in Rome according to Annibale Karachi. His return to Bruges in 1628, he became the "stedehouder" (director) at local association in October 13, 1629 in Bruges in 1630 he married Jaquemyne van Overdille and his wife died the next year he left a son Ma Teng. In 1633, Jacob married Maria van Tollenaere van. The couple have six children. His son Jacob YOUNGOR and William became famous painters in their own right. His grandson Joseph Dominique van Auster is in Lille portrait and historical painter active.
Jacob van Oster appointed recovery Yang von AIKE's famous Madonna and Canon van der Paele (1436) in Saint-Donaas (now former church in Groningen Museum in Bruges from 1632 to 1633). Between 1633 and 1662 Jacob van Oster held guild of St. Luke in various positions, including the association term as president. From 1651 until his death, he was the official city painter of Bruges.
He registered the pupil of his son Jacob YOUNGOR and William, and the painter Boudewijn Boyd, Franschoes Gheilliaert, Mesyan, Jan Baptist van Meunincxhove, Yanglameng and Arnold de luce.
Where the oersted of death in Bruges.Jacob van Auster who is local bourgeoisie and historical portrait as a prolific painter. He is mostly known in the spirit of the altar painting anti religious reform and his portrait. A small number of paintings, mostly secular, genre style themes, such as with digital interiors (music companies, card players, fortune telling, etc.), is likely to be directed at individuals, possibly in the open market. He also made copies after Van Dyke and Reuben. Van Oster was a painter who led Bruges in seventeenth Century.
His work was strongly influenced by the early Baroque painters, such as Caravaggio and his followers, Bartolomeo Manfredi, whose works he had during his stay in Italy. The effects of Caravaggio can be seen in the shading effect as well as the number of non idealization. An example of this is the worship of the 1630 Shepherds (Winter Palace Museum). His 1630s style scene shows Bartolomeo Manfredi's influence. An example is the card player (1634, private collection).
The effect of early Caravaggesque after his work toward greater numbers, reflecting the work of the more classical treatment of development and his followers Domenichino Annibale carracci. From 1650s, his works began to show greater emotion, the use of vivid space effect, closer to the Venice art palette. The influence of Van Oster's paintings of that period on the works of Federico Barrow Chi, the, and the time of the works of the people of the Republic of China, and in the works of the. He even simply copied several times in Van Dijk's composition. Although this style of development is quite common, contemporary Flemish artists in clear structure and other strong van Auster's works in his way out of the ordinary.
Although his portraits are generally more formulaic portrait of the Bruges family (1645, Groningen Museum, Bruges) a careful composition. Through its symbolic and memorable characters can also be regarded as a masterpiece of AIS high Baroque painting.
Many of his religious works can still be seen in the church in Bruges. The St. Salvator Cathedral in Bruges Jacob Van Oster, which could be seen with 13 paintings in place of the church. His paintings are in museums around the world, including the Museum of painting can be seen in the museum in Groningen, Berlin, Bruges in the The National Gallery in London, the Philadelphia Museum of art at the Le Louvre Museum in Paris and Winter Palace in St Petersburg.