Flemish Art – Page 2

Clara Peeters was born in Antwerp and probably the most famous Flemish woman of the 17th century. Little is known […]

Little is known of Aerts; he was probably born in Mechelen (Belgium) between 1565 and 1575 and the few paintings […]

Most works by Rubens were done on commission; this one was done for Ferdinando II de’ Medici. After it was […]

I think we can all agree this painting is not in the same league as any of the other works […]

Frans Snyders was a Flemish painter from Antwerp specializing in (dead) animals. It is a genre I don’t really like […]

After her mother claimed Andromeda was more beautiful than the daughters of the sea god Nereus, Poseidon did send the […]

This Dutch merchant is surrounded by all the tools of his trade. He’s well off and living in a time […]

For us, it just looks like a painting of a rich moneylender in the city of Antwerp or Bruges, but […]

he invincible Samson fell in love with beautiful Delilah and told her the secret of his strength; his hair. For […]

The more you look at it, the more beautiful it becomes. It is considered one of the most original and […]