Pieter van Aelst - The Ommegang in Antwerp

Peter van Aelst, Peeter van Aelst or Pieter van Aelst was a Flemish

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painter and draughtsman active in Antwerp from 1644 to 1654.Pieter van Aelst
at the

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Life and work

There are no records about the life and training of this artist active in Antwerp in the mid-17th century. He is currently known for only one work attributed to him. It represents the ''

Ommegang Ommegang or Ommeganck (Dutch: "walk around" (the church, village or city), ) is the generic name for various medieval pageants celebrated in the Low Countries (areas that are now within Belgium, the Netherlands, and northern France). Ommegang o ...

in Antwerp''.Peter van Aelst, ''The Ommegang on the Meir in Antwerp''
at Jean Moust As it was probably painted between 1644 and 1654, this composition was possibly the inspiration for the various interpretations of the subject, which Flemish artists such as

Erasmus de Bie Erasmus de Bie (1629–1675) was a Flemish Baroque painter known for his city views and genre scenes.Erasmus de Bie
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and Alexander van Bredael painted at a later date.Une procession animée
at Musėe de Flandre

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* Artists from Antwerp Flemish landscape painters Flemish genre painters Flemish Baroque painters {{Flemish-painter-stub