Erasmus Quellinus II
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Erasmus Quellinus II was a Flemish Baroque painter specializing in architectural perspective studies. He worked in the studio of Peter Paul Rubens.
and Elisabeth van Uden. As a member of a leading family of artists, he collaborated on paintings with family members, most notably garland paintings with his brother-in-law Jan Philips van Thielen
. His brother Artus Quellinus I (Arnoldus) was a prominent sculptor. In 1634 he married Catharina de Hemelaer, who was the niece of Jan de Hemelaer, deacon of the Antwerp Cathedral. Their son was Jan-Erasmus Quellinus
. He married a second time on 9 November 1663 in Brussels with Françoise de Fren (sister of Isabella de Fren, the wife of David Teniers II).
Biography
He was born in Antwerp as the son of Erasmus Quellinus IErasmus Quellinus I
Erasmus Quellinus I was a sculptor best-known for classically inspired ornamentation work and copies after the antique. Quellinus enrolled in Antwerp's guild of St. Luke in 1606. He also made individual sculptures, although none survive. His work is influenced by the workshop of Robert, Hans and...
and Elisabeth van Uden. As a member of a leading family of artists, he collaborated on paintings with family members, most notably garland paintings with his brother-in-law Jan Philips van Thielen
Jan Philips van Thielen
Jan Philips van Thielen was a Flemish Baroque painter who specialized in flowers.-Early life:Van Thielen was the son of a minor nobleman and eventually assumed the title of Lord of Couwenberch...
. His brother Artus Quellinus I (Arnoldus) was a prominent sculptor. In 1634 he married Catharina de Hemelaer, who was the niece of Jan de Hemelaer, deacon of the Antwerp Cathedral. Their son was Jan-Erasmus Quellinus
Jan-Erasmus Quellinus
Jan-Erasmus Quellinus was a Flemish Baroque painter of large altarpieces and histories influenced by Paolo Veronese and his father Erasmus Quellinus the Younger.-Biography:...
. He married a second time on 9 November 1663 in Brussels with Françoise de Fren (sister of Isabella de Fren, the wife of David Teniers II).