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around the saints' heads and the role of the peaceful sleep of the patient receiving the transplant, Ambrosius' composition dwells more on the technique of the amputation and also shows the patient as a normal person whose face is distorted in pain. The saints have no nimbus and do not have help of
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Many of his works that have survived depict martyrdoms, a theme popular in Counter-Reformation Flanders. One of his important commissions was the painting of the triptych for the Guild of Barbers and Surgeons in 1590. One of the wings of the triptych depicts the miracles of the
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angels. They use their own hands and their instruments are lying on the floor and are clearly recognizable. The depiction is more naturalistic than the earlier representations as it discounts the miraculous and makes the technical procedure take centre stage.
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He clearly established a name for himself as a prolific maker of the many altarpieces that replaced the ones destroyed during the iconoclastic troubles. His reputation was such that in 1589 he together with
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in the Low Countries. In 1577 Antwerp had elected a Calvinist city council. The council ordered in 1581 the systematic removal of all images from local churches. This event is referred to as the 'silent
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Ambrosius Francken I is known for religious works and historical allegories. He made large altarpieces for churches in Antwerp that replaced the many artworks that had disappeared during the
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a few decades before. His compositions depicting muscular figures based on classical prototypes exercised an important influence on contemporary artists.
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Van opdracht tot veiling, Kunstaanbestedingen naar aanleiding van de Blijde Intrede van aartshertog Ernest van Oostenrijk te Antwerpen in 1594
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where he lived at the Bishop's residence. Van Mander met him in Tournai while he himself was residing there as a young pupil at his master
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family of artists, which played a very important role in the Flemish art scene from the late 16th to middle 17th century.
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Raphaël van Coxcie (1540-1616): een monografische benadering toegespitst op zijn ‘Laatste Oordeel’-tafereel te Gent.
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both became successful painters. Ambrosius studied under his father and the leading Antwerp Mannerist painter
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During his Calvinist period (roughly 1579 to 1585) Ambrosius was responsible for a set of engravings called
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Ursula Härting. "Francken." Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Web. 29 July 2014
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in the opulently draped robes and other details. He occasionally painted the staffage in the landscapes of
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as a master. Ambrosius lived in a very turbulent time due to the conflict between
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painter known for his religious works and historical allegories painted in a late
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The Representation of Martyrdoms During The Early Counter-Reformation in Antwerp
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Around 1573 Ambrosius Francken I was back in Antwerp where he joined the local
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Very few of his drawings have survived. Some drawings of scenes from the
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into Antwerp of the newly appointed governor of the Southern Netherlands,
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was appointed by the Ghent magistrate to value the painting of the
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that strongly criticised, even ridiculed, the Catholic clergy.
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Commodified Bodies: Organ Transplantation and the Organ Trade
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Opening Doors: The Early Netherlandish Triptych Reinterpreted
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He married Clara Pickarts and later became the teacher of
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Index


Herentals
Antwerp
Frans Francken the Elder
Hieronymus Francken I
Flemish
Mannerist
Francken
Herentals
Frans Francken I
Hieronymus Francken I
Frans Floris
Karel van Mander
Schilder-boeck
Tournai
Pieter Vlerick
Fontainebleau

Guild of Saint Luke
Calvinists
Catholics
iconoclasm
Fall of Antwerp
Maerten de Vos
Raphael Coxie
Joyous Entry
Archduke Ernest of Austria
Hieronymus Francken II
Antwerp

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