Burgomaster Andries de Graeff (1611-1688) - carved in 1661 out of marble -. by Artus Quellinus The Elder -. This life-size bust of a man has been carved out of marble. It is a portrait of Andries de Graeff, a member of one of Amsterdam's pre-eminent regent families. Like his father and brother, he served as burgomaster of Amsterdam several times. Originally from Antwerp, the sculptor Artus Quellinus carved this bust in 1661. With it, he created one of the most important sculpted portraits of the period in the Netherlands. Artus (Arnoldus) Quellijn, also known as Artus I Quellinus or Artus Quellinus the Elder (Antwerp, August 30 1609 - Antwerp August 23 1668) was a Flemish sculptor, who trained in Rome in the studio of François Duquesnoy and brought the classicizing Baroque style of what Duquesnoy's circle, an informal academy, called la gran maniera greca (Lingo) to his native Antwerp on his return from Rome in 1639. © TopFoto.

Burgomaster Andries de Graeff (1611-1688) - carved in 1661 out of marble -. by Artus Quellinus The Elder -. This life-size bust of a man has been carved out of marble. It is a portrait of Andries de Graeff, a member of one of Amsterdam's pre-eminent regent families. Like his father and brother, he served as burgomaster of Amsterdam several times. Originally from Antwerp, the sculptor Artus Quellinus carved this bust in 1661. With it, he created one of the most important sculpted portraits of the period in the Netherlands. Artus (Arnoldus) Quellijn, also known as Artus I Quellinus or Artus Quellinus the Elder (Antwerp, August 30 1609 - Antwerp August 23 1668) was a Flemish sculptor, who trained in Rome in the studio of François Duquesnoy and brought the classicizing Baroque style of what Duquesnoy's circle, an informal academy, called la gran maniera greca (Lingo) to his native Antwerp on his return from Rome in 1639. © TopFoto

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