Adriaen de Vries
Dutch sculptor (c.1556–1626) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Adriaen de Vries (c.1556–1626) was a Northern Mannerist sculptor born in the Netherlands but working in Central Europe, whose international style crossed the threshold to the Baroque; he excelled in refined modelling and bronze casting and in the manipulation of patina and became the most famous European sculptor of his generation. He also excelled in draughtsmanship.
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Born | Circa 1556 |
Died | 1626 |
Known for | Sculpting |
Style | Northern Mannerism |
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Partly as a result of the disturbances of the Thirty Years' War, and also changes in style, Adriaen de Vries had no direct follower.