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LENS, Andries Cornelis
Flemish painter (b. 1739, Antwerpen, d. 1822, Bruxelles).
Flemish painter and writer. He was the son of the flower painter Cornelis Lens (d after 1766) and studied first under Charles Ykens II (1719-53) and then under Balthazar Beschey. In 1756 he was awarded first prize at the Academie of Antwerp and in 1763 was appointed to the staff on the strength of his decoration (destr.) of the refectory of the Alexians at Lier. He also came to the attention of Charles Alexandre, Duke of Lorraine and Bar, Governor-General of the Netherlands
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Painting ID:: 7843
Hercules Protects Painting from Ignorance and Envy s
1763
Oil on canvas, 73 x 92 cm
Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp
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Painting ID:: 76840
Regulus Returning to Carthage
1791/1763
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 114 x 137 cm
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Painting ID:: 83229
Tanz der Manaden
Oil on canvas
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LENS, Andries Cornelis
Flemish painter (b. 1739, Antwerpen, d. 1822, Bruxelles).
Flemish painter and writer. He was the son of the flower painter Cornelis Lens (d after 1766) and studied first under Charles Ykens II (1719-53) and then under Balthazar Beschey. In 1756 he was awarded first prize at the Academie of Antwerp and in 1763 was appointed to the staff on the strength of his decoration (destr.) of the refectory of the Alexians at Lier. He also came to the attention of Charles Alexandre, Duke of Lorraine and Bar, Governor-General of the Netherlands
. Related Artists to LENS, Andries Cornelis: | SCHOOTEN, Floris Gerritsz. van | Julius Jacob the Younger | Walter Griffin | Benvenuto Tisi | Max Uth |
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