Artemisia

1652 · Hunterian Art Gallery, University of Glasgow, Glasgow

mythological

In the 1650s Quellinus's classicism developed into a rigid system. In compositions of this period he incorporated a limited number of academic figure types, always characterised by idealized classical, but stereotyped outlines. Quellinus's late work has much in common with the style of Poussin's later work.

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About the Artist

Erasmus II Quellinus

1607 – 1678

Erasmus II Quellinus (or Quellin), Flemish painter, was a member of the family of artists (mainly sculptors). His father was Erasmus I, a sculptor, his brothers Artus (Arnoldus) I, the most distinguished sculptor member of the family, and Hubert, an engraver. He was a pupil and collaborator of Rubens

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