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Adriaen Brouwer

Type Figure Region Flanders Time 1605–1638 Also known as Adriaen Brouwer、Adrian Brouwer

Flemish Baroque painter Adriaen Brouwer (1605–1638) was known for tavern and peasant genre scenes and influenced both Hals and Rubens.

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  1. 1605–1620Oudenaarde · FlandersBorn at Oudenaarde in Flanders, he received painting training locally and around Antwerp in the 1610s, encountering the Flemish genre tradition early.
  2. c. 1621–1631Haarlem · HollandWent to Haarlem around 1621, associated with and was influenced by Frans Hals, and painted genre scenes featuring ordinary people and tavern life.
  3. 1631–1638Antwerp · FlandersSettled in Antwerp in 1631 and joined the painters' guild; his works depicted lower-class life with rough brushwork and dramatic light and shadow and were admired by peers including Rubens; he died young in 1638.

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