Artus Quellijn
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Artus (Arnoldus) Quellijn, also known as Artus I Quellinus or Artus Quellinus the Elder (Antwerp, August 30, 1609 - Antwerp August 23, 1668) was a Flemish sculptor, who trained in Rome in the studio of François Duquesnoy and brought the classicizing Baroque style of what Duquesnoy's circle, an informal academy, called la gran maniera greca (Lingo) to his native [[Antwerp] on his return from Rome in 1639; he assumed the workshop of his father, the sculptor Erasmus Quellinus, the following year..
He found commissions in Amsterdam and, from 1650, worked for fifteen years on the new town hall of Amsterdam, now the Royal Palace on the Dam. His work is divided among the cities of Brussels, Antwerp and Amsterdam.
His son had the same name and was also a sculptor. He is known as Artus II Quellinus or Artus Quellinus the Younger.
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