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Artists›Frans Francken II

Frans Francken II

Flemish, 1581–1642

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Rijksmuseum Art Institute of Chicago

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Artworks (8)

Allegory on the Abdication of Emperor Charles v in Brussels

1635 · paint on panel, oil paint (paint)

height: 132.8 cm, height: 132.6 cm, width: 170.7 cm

Rijksmuseum

Esther Before Ahasuerus

1622 · Oil on panel

73.5 × 112.8 cm (28 15/16 × 44 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Holy Kinship

1616 · oil paint (paint), copper (metal)

height: 42.1 cm, width: 33.3 cm, depth: 7.5 cm, thickness: 1 cm

Rijksmuseum

The Annunciation

1615 · Oil on copper

29.2 × 23.5 cm (11 1/2 × 9 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Parable of the Prodigal Son

1610 · oil paint (paint), panel

depth: 4.6 cm, width: 85.9 cm, height: 60.4 cm

Rijksmuseum

Verloren zoon verkwist zijn erfenis

1591 · paper, chalk, ink

height: 149 cm, width: 180 cm

Rijksmuseum

Groepje filosofen of schriftgeleerden bij een tafel met boeken

1591 · brush on ink, paper, chalk

width: 137 cm, height: 142 cm

Rijksmuseum

Woman before a King

1590 · Watercolor, over black chalk, on ivory laid paper

21 × 32.3 cm (8 5/16 × 12 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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8 published of 8 catalogued · 8 with image

Rijksmuseum
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Allegory on the Abdication of Emperor Charles v in Brussels
1635 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Groepje filosofen of schriftgeleerden bij een tafel met boeken
1591 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Verloren zoon verkwist zijn erfenis
1591 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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The Parable of the Prodigal Son
1610 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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The Holy Kinship
1616 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Art Institute of Chicago

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Rijksmuseum Art Institute of Chicago

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