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Sebastiaen van Aken

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Sebastiaen van Aken or Sebastiaen Aken (bapt. 31 March 1648 – 21 November 1722) was a Flemish historical painter.

Life

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Aken was born in Mechelen and became a pupil of Lucas Franchoys, the younger. He later went to Rome, where he studied under Carlo Maratti, and visited Spain and Portugal. A painting by him of St. Norbert is in the village church of Duffel, near Mechlin. He died in his home city of Mechelen.[1]

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References

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  • Public Domain This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainBryan, Michael (1886). "Aken, Sebastiaen va". In Graves, Robert Edmund (ed.). Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers (A–K). Vol. I (3rd ed.). London: George Bell & Sons.
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