surname
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of a family of
Flemish
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artist
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s,
painter
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s and
sculptors
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active in the 17th century in
Antwerp
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. Members of the family include:
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Erasmus Quellinus I
Erasmus Quellinus I or Erasmus Quellinus the Elder (alternate names: Erasmus Quellinck, Erasme Quellin (I)) (Sint-Truiden, 1584 - Antwerp, 22 January 1640) was a Flemish sculptor best known for classically inspired ornamentation work and copies af ...
, also ''the Elder'', sculptor, (ca. 1584–1639/40)
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Erasmus Quellinus the Younger
Erasmus Quellinus the Younger or Erasmus Quellinus II (1607–1678) was a Flemish painter, engraver, draughtsman and tapestry designer who worked in various genres including history, portrait, allegorical, battle and animal paintings. He was a ...
, painter, (1607–78)
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Jan Erasmus Quellinus
Jan Erasmus Quellinus (1634 in Antwerp – 11 March 1715 in Mechelen) was a Flemish painter and draughtsman and a member of the famous Quellinus family of artists. He was one of the last prominent representatives of the great Flemish school of h ...
Hubertus Quellinus
Hubertus Quellinus or Hubert Quellinus (15 August 1619, Antwerp – 1687) was a Flemish printmaker, draughtsman and painter and a member of the prominent Quellinus family of artists. His engravings after the work of his brother, the Baroque s ...
Netherlands Institute for Art History
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Artus Quellinus II
Artus Quellinus II or Artus Quellinus the Younger (alternative first name: Arnold; variation on family name: Quellijn, Quellyn, Quellien, Quellin, Quellinius) (between 10 and 20 November 1625, Sint-Truiden – 22 November 1700, Antwerp) was a ...
, also ''the Younger'', sculptor, (1625–1700), nephew of Erasmus Quellinus I
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London
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**Cornelis Quellinus, painter, (1658–1709)
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Thomas Quellinus
Thomas Quellinus (March 1661 – September 1709), also known, especially in Denmark, as Thomas Qvellinus, was a Flemish baroque sculptor.Copenhagen
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