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Facts

Born 1498 • Netherlands
Died 1574 (aged 76) • Haarlem • Netherlands
Notable Works “Portrait of a Woman at the Spinning Wheel”
Movement / Style Italianate painters • Mannerism

Photos

Heemskerck, Maerten van: Portrait of a Woman
Heemskerck, Maerten van: Abraham Receiving the Blessing of Melchizedek
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Head of God the Father
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Rembrandt: Self-Portrait
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Oil painting by Jan van Eyck showing a man in dark clothing with a large, elaborate red turban, set against a dark background.
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Jan Mostaert
Netherlandish painter
The Artist Painting a Portrait of an Old Woman, oil on canvas by Aert de Gelder, 1685; in the Städelsches Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt-am-Main, Ger.
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