Pieter van Avont

Pieter van Avont was a Flemish painter, draughtsman and printmaker during the Baroque era. He was baptized January 14 1600 in Mechelen, Flanders and died on November 1 1652 in Deurne, Flanders.

Van Avont painted together with Jan Brueghel the Elder, David Vinckboons, Lucas van Uden and Jan Wildens among others.

Around 1622/3, he became master of the Guild of Saint Luke in Antwerp and became a citizen of that city in 1631.

Work

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*Flora im Garten Blumen und Bäume", with Jan Brueghel the Elder, copper engraving, 70 × 47 cm, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie, Vienna, Austria [http://www.artothek.de/artothek/images/incDetailView.cfm?imgNo=3906&SEARCHWITHIN=false&KEYWORD1=Avont&KEYWORD2=Pieter&KEYWORD3=van&AGENCY=0&QUERY=Avont%20%20Pieter%20van&LINKED1=AND&LINKED2=AND&LANGUAGE=2&currentPage=1]
*"Heilige Familie in einem Blumen- und Früchtekranz" with Jan Brueghel the Elder, c. 1623, oil on canvas, 93,5 × 72 cm, Alte Pinakothek, Munich, Germany (pictured)

ee also

*Flemish Baroque painting

References

*http://www.answers.com/topic/pieter-van-avont-1
*http://www.galerieseidler.at/avont_pieter_van_cv.htm