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Frans Floris. Hunter with falcon

Frans Floris, I

1558

unspecified

From the collection of Catholic University of Leuven

Mannerism Renaissance Renaissance

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Frans Floris. Hunter with falcon is a 1558 unspecified by Frans Floris, I, a Mannerism work, held at Catholic University of Leuven.

Who painted this?: Frans Floris, I
When & what style?: 1558 · Mannerism
Where can I see it?: Catholic University of Leuven

About this work

A man with a falcon on his arm is the main figure in this painting. He's dressed in hunting clothes and looks confident. The painting's details, like the man's clothes and the falcon, are interesting because they show what hunting was like back then. You can learn more about the technique used to create this painting at the museum: Museum of Ethnography.

About the artist

Artist

Frans Floris, I

A Flemish painter in the mid-1500s, Frans Floris worked in large narrative scenes and portrait studies that mix Italian Renaissance style with Northern European detail.

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