ATRIBUIDO A JAN BRUEGHEL II Y PIETER VAN AVONT

ATTRIBUTED TO JAN BRUEGHEL II AND PIETER VAN AVONT (Antwerp, (1601)/(1678) and Mechelen (1600)/ Antwerp (1652)) "Rest on the Flight into Egypt"

Oil on copper Flemish painter, draughtsman and engraver of the early Baroque, Pieter van Avont specialized in portraiture, religious subjects (mainly the Holy Family) and historical subjects, and also made copies of great contemporary masters such as Rubens and Van Dyck. In 1620 he achieved the rank of master in the painters' guild of his native Mechelen, although in 1622 we find him already in Antwerp, as a member of the Guild of Saint Luke. Having settled in Antwerp, he obtained citizenship in 1631. After marrying twice, van Avont settled in the town of Deurne, near Antwerp, where he eventually died in 1652. He frequently collaborated with other masters, a common practice among Central European masters of the time, due to the greater specialization in genre that occurred during the Baroque period. Thus, van Avont worked with Jan Brueghel, David Vinckboons, Lucas van Uden, and Jan Wildens, among others. Dimensions: 71 x 88 cm