The so-called Flemish primitives were actually the first to master some of the subtler techniques of oil painting ... as if from the depth of the landscape. But the artist depended on more ...

They lead over to a mountainous coastal landscape winding into the background on the right, on the shore of which a medieval town and a windmill high up on a hill are recognisable. Our painting is ...

(Art historians use the term “Flemish” to refer to Flemish-speaking ... Bustling compositions like Avercamp’s Winter Landscape With Ice Skaters document not only the republic’s increasing ...

Specializing in charming depictions of rural landscapes, among his best-known works is the ... of his father imprisoning his son to produce forgeries of Dutch and Flemish paintings for his profit, ...