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Van der Laemen returned regularly to the theme of the prodigal son. Of the known versions, one was sold at
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The themes of elegant people enjoying themselves had developed first in the 16th century. Dancing scenes appear particularly frequently in van der Laemen's work. In the iconographic traditions of that time, dance scenes are linked to representations of the sin of lust. In his dancing scenes, van
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When he married Maria
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Brussels has been proposed as a possible birthplace because his father who was a painter and art dealer from
Antwerp worked in Brussels between1613 and 1620. It is, on the other hand, possible that he was born in Antwerp but that the record of his baptism is lost since the records of the Saint
99:(1607/1620 – c. 1651) was a Flemish painter who specialized in merry company scenes with elegant figures. His favorite themes were card and backgammon players, brothel scenes, the prodigal son, dancing, music making and scenes of food and drink set in elegant rooms, inns and gardens.
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Christoffel van der Laemen is known for his merry company scenes depicting elegant figures. The compositions reprise many of the themes common in
Northern genre painting of the 17th century such as card and backgammon players, brothel scenes, the
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Antwerp for the period in which he was likely born (some time between 21 August 1606 and 29 March 1607) no longer exist. His birth date is broadly placed between c. 1606 and c. 1615. He trained with his father.
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der Laemen included pictures with religious scenes on the background walls so that the sinful act of dancing depicted in the painting could be neutralised by the religious message in the background pictures. An example is the
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and Anna Dirkx (or possibly Anna
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