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Also Known As	Abraham Janssens Van Nuyssen
Born	c.1573 • Antwerp • Belgium
Died	January 25, 1632 • Antwerp • Belgium

Peter Paul Rubens

Flemish artist

Anthony van Dyck

Flemish painter

Pieter Bruegel, the Elder

Flemish artist

Rogier van der Weyden

Netherlandish painter

Hugo van der Goes

Flemish artist

Clara Peeters

Flemish painter

Frans Snyders

Flemish painter

Jean Clouet

French painter

Quentin Massys

Flemish artist

Robert Campin

Flemish painter

David Teniers, the Younger

Flemish painter

Jacob Jordaens

Flemish painter

Bartholomaeus Spranger

Dutch painter

Crayer, Caspar de: The Descent from the Cross

Caspar de Crayer

Flemish painter

Floris, Frans, I: Wise and Foolish Virgins

Frans I Floris

Flemish artist

Adriaen Brouwer

Flemish painter

Orley, Bernard van: Banquet of the Children of Job

Bernard van Orley

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Bertholet Flémalle

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Gillis van Coninxloo

Flemish painter

Bruegel, Jan, the Elder; Francken, Hieronymus, II: The Archdukes Albert and Isabella Visiting the Collection of Pierre Roose

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