Artist

Theodoor Rombouts

Portrait of Theodoor Rombouts
Portrait of Theodoor Rombouts

Habsburg Netherlands, 1597–1637

Theodoor Rombouts was a Habsburg Netherlands Flemish Baroque painting painter. 10 works are cataloged here, principally at Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, most of them oil paintings. Theodoor Rombouts was born in Antwerp.

Theodoor Rombouts (2 July 1597 – 14 September 1637) was a Flemish painter who is mainly known for his Caravaggesque genre scenes depicting lively dramatic gatherings as well as religiously themed works. He is considered to be the primary and most original representative of Flemish Caravaggism. These Caravaggisti were part of an international movement of European artists who interpreted the work of Caravaggio and the followers of Caravaggio in a personal manner.

Works by Theodoor Rombouts

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