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| Bouts, Dirk (or Dieric) (1410s-1475). Netherlandish painter, born probably in Haarlem. A very little is actually known about Bouts' early life. He is first documented in Leuven in 1457 and worked there until his death in 1475. Bouts was among the first northern painters to demonstrate the use of a single vanishing point (as illustrated in his "Last Supper"). | |
His static figures are exaggeratedly slender and graceful, and often set in landscapes of exquisite beauty. There is little action, but deep poetry of feeling. Sources for his work have been sought in the mysterious Albert van Ouwater, Jan van Eyck, Petrus Christus and by Rogier van der Weyden, under whom he may have studied, but the individuality of Bouts' work transcends any model. His style was highly influential and was continued by his two sons, Dieric 'the Younger' and Aelbrecht. Particularly popular were small devotional images of the "Mater Dolorosa" and "Christ Crowned with Thorns". |
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|  | | "The Virgin and Child" Panel painting. Musée Royal des Beaux-Arts, Antwerp, Belgium. | | | |
|  | | "Portrait of a Man" (1460-1470) Panel painting, 30,5 × 21,6 cm - 12 x 8.5 in. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. | | | |
|  | | "Abraham and Melchisedek - Altarpiece of the Holy Sacrament" (circa 1464-1467) Oil and tempera on panel. The Church of Saint Peter, Leuven, Belgium. | | | |
|  | | "Last Supper - Altarpiece of the Holy Sacrament" (circa 1464-1467) Oil and tempera on panel. The Church of Saint Peter, Leuven, Belgium. | | | |
|  | | "Virgin and Child" (1460-65) Oil and tempera on panel, 27.9 × 24.1 cm - 11 x 9.5 in. Private collection. |
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