Miguel Manrique, or Amberes, or El Flamengo (1604 – 1647), was a

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painter from the Southern

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active in

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. He was born in Flanders, and learned his art there under

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, and afterwards, at

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, from Giovanni Andrea de' Ferrari, and Cornells Wael. He subsequently obtained a commission as captain of a troop in the Spanish service, and went to Spain and settled in

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, where are several works by him in the churches and elsewhere. His portraits are executed in a style similar to that of Van Dijck. Miguel de Amberes died in Spain in the latter half of the 17th century.

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* 1604 births 1647 deaths Artists from the Spanish Netherlands Expatriates in Spain Painters from Antwerp 17th-century Spanish painters Spanish male painters 17th-century Flemish painters {{Spain-painter-stub