Aelbrecht Bouts (1452 - March 1549) was a Flemish painter of the

Early Netherlandish Early Netherlandish painting is the body of work by artists active in the Burgundian and Habsburg Netherlands during the 15th- and 16th-century Northern Renaissance period, once known as the Flemish Primitives. It flourished especially in the ...

era. His first name is sometimes spelled ‘Albert’, ‘Aelbert’ or ‘Albrecht’. He was born into a family of painters in

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. Aelbrecht’s father was Dieric Bouts the Elder (c. 1415-1475), and his brother was Dieric Bouts the Younger (c. 1448-1490). Jan Bouts (c. 1478-c. 1530), son of Dieric Bouts the Younger, also became a painter. Dieric Bouts the Younger inherited his father’s shop in 1475, while Aelbrecht established his own workshop, also in

. Whereas Dieric the Younger continued in his father's style, Aelbrecht developed his own unmistakable style with strong colors, rich texture and fine details. He died in Leuven. Bob Jones University Museum & Gallery (Greenville, South Carolina), the McNay Art Museum (San Antonio, Texas), the

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(Cambridge),

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, the

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(Hanover, New Hampshire), the

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(Pasadena, California), the

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(Kansas City, Missouri), the

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, the

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and the

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are among the public collections having paintings by Aelbrecht Bouts. Aelbrecht Bouts's painting 'The Transfiguration', late 15th Century.jpg, ''The Transfiguration'',

File:Clevelandart 1942.635.jpg, ''The Annunciation'',

Aelbrecht Bouts - Madonna and Child Enthroned - Google Art Project.jpg, ''Madonna and Child Enthroned'' (c. 1510),

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Albrecht Bouts-Jesus chez Simon le Pharisien IMG 1407.JPG, ''Jesus with Simon the Pharisee'',

File:Man of Sorrows by Aelbrecht Bouts, mid 1490s - Fogg Art Museum - DSC02361.JPG, ''Man of Sorrow'' (c.1495), Fogg Art Museum

References

*Friedländer, Max J. ''Early Netherlandish Painting''. Translated by Heinz Norden. Leiden: Praeger, 1967-76 ASIN B0006BQGOW

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