Mid-17th-Century Flemish School, Portrait Of Cornelius Janssen 1930s This charming early 20th-century Belgian

This charming early 20th-century Belgian oil painting depicts a historic street within a béguinage

The work is unsigned but it’s undoubtedly by an academy-trained artist

immersed in both the scientific and poetic aspects of a view

Hellgrewe studied at the Berlin Art Academy and he’s primarily known for the work he produced while travelling through East Africa

Mid-17th-Century Flemish School, Portrait Of Cornelius Janssen 1930s This charming early 20th-century BelgianThis mid 17th century bust length Flemish school portrait depicts the Dutch Catholic bishop Cornelius Janssen (1585 1638). Painted when into his later years, this intriguing historical portrayal appears to be a one off and weve been unable to find a similar depiction. Following the publication, posthumously, of his controversial work Augustinus, Janssen inspired the theological movement Jansenism. It arose in reaction to issues surrounding the