ATRIBUIDO A JAN BRUEGHEL II Y PIETER VAN AVONT

ATTRIBUTED TO JAN BRUEGHEL II AND PIETER VAN AVONT (Antwerp, (1601)/(1678) and Mechelen (1600)/ Antwerp (1652)) "Rest on the Flight into Egypt"

Oil on copper. Flemish painter, draughtsman and engraver of the early Baroque, Pieter van Avont specialized in portraiture, religious themes (mainly of the Holy Family) and historical themes, and also made copies of great contemporary masters such as Rubens and Van Dyck. In 1620 he achieved the rank of master in the painters' guild of his native Mechelen, although in 1622 we find him in Antwerp, as a member of the Guild of Saint Luke. Van Avont settled in Antwerp and became a citizen in 1631. After marrying twice, he settled in Deurne, near Antwerp, where he died in 1652. He frequently collaborated with other masters, a common practice among Central European masters of the time, due to the great specialization by genre that took place in the Baroque period. Van Avont worked with Jan Brueghel, David Vinckboons, Lucas van Uden and Jan Wildens, among others. Dimensions: 71 x 88 cm