Michelina Wautier
$27.00
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$27.00
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$45.00
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Michelina Wautier
$27.00
Sale price
$27.00
Regular price
$45.00
Discover the technical brilliance and intellectual daring of this Baroque painter whose artistry defied convention and expectation.
Little is known about the early life of the Flemish Baroque painter Michaelina Wautier (1604–1689). She was born to an upper-class family in Mons, in present-day Belgium, and her complex, diverse body of work suggests a certain level of education and exposure to various artistic traditions. In the early 1640s she relocated to Brussels, following her elder brother, Charles, who was also an artist. There, the siblings lived together, sharing both a home and studio, and embarked on their respective careers. Wautier’s catalogue includes a variety of subjects, from portraits and flower garlands to genre scenes and history paintings. Her talent was so impressive that four of her pieces found their way into the holdings of famed art collector Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria. Hardcover, 152 pages.
Little is known about the early life of the Flemish Baroque painter Michaelina Wautier (1604–1689). She was born to an upper-class family in Mons, in present-day Belgium, and her complex, diverse body of work suggests a certain level of education and exposure to various artistic traditions. In the early 1640s she relocated to Brussels, following her elder brother, Charles, who was also an artist. There, the siblings lived together, sharing both a home and studio, and embarked on their respective careers. Wautier’s catalogue includes a variety of subjects, from portraits and flower garlands to genre scenes and history paintings. Her talent was so impressive that four of her pieces found their way into the holdings of famed art collector Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria. Hardcover, 152 pages.