Flemish Baroque Era Painter, 1581-1642
was a Flemish Baroque painter and the best-known member of the large Francken family of artists. Many of his works are small historical, allegorical and biblical cabinet paintings with the focus on figures. He also invented or popularized several new themes that became popular in Flemish painting, such as genre scenes populated by monkeys (later imitated by David Teniers the Younger) and Kunstkamer paintings displaying a wealth of natural and artistic treasures against a neutral wall. Francken frequently collaborated with other artists, adding figures to works by Tobias Verhaecht and Abraham Govaerts.
The Triumph of Neptune and Amphitrite
The Triumph of Neptune and Amphitrite
Painting ID:: 85179
Date first half of 17th century
Medium Oil on oak panel
Dimensions Height: 65 cm (25.6 in). Width: 90 cm (35.4 in).
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Date first half of 17th century
Medium Oil on oak panel
Dimensions Height: 65 cm (25.6 in). Width: 90 cm (35.4 in).
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Francken, Frans II b. 1581, Antwerpen, d. 1642, Antwerpen
Painter, son of Frans Francken I. Of all the members of the Francken family, Frans II is the most important and still the most widely known. There are paintings by him in all large public collections in Europe. Besides altarpieces and painted furniture panels, he produced mainly small cabinet pictures with historical, mythological or allegorical themes. Frans II's rank as an artist is not so much derived from his extensive output as from his innovative subject-matter: his depictions of luxuriously decorated Kunstkammern and art galleries The Triumph of Neptune and Amphitrite first half of 17th century
Medium oil on oak panel
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