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in the presentation of the forms and in the brushwork, which interprets motifs and models of northern
Mannerism. It is not entirely clear what the pendant paintings depict, whether it is some historical event, or that they have some moral meaning such as fire as punishment for the sinners carousing
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Valckenborch painted biblical and mythological scenes and figures, as well as protagonists from Greek and Roman history set in landscapes. Gillis van Valckenborch's many large-scale compositions are populated by an abundance of dynamic figures. Most of his surviving works are on large
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canvases of an oblong format, a type also favoured by his uncle Lucas. A characteristic feature of his work is the lively colouring, for which he primarily used pink and light blue hues. He often returned to the theme of the
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is one of his fully signed paintings. His known oeuvre of about 40 works has been attributed on the basis of his few signed paintings. He worked in a late
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in the tavern in one of the paintings. That fire was one of his favourite motifs is testified by a lost painting said to have depicted
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