The Burtscheider valley near Aachen — Lucas van Valckenborch

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Artist: Lucas van Valckenborch
Date: 1570
Location: Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium

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THE ARTIST

Lucas van Valckenborch

1535–1597 · Habsburg Netherlands

Lucas van Valckenborch, a Flemish painter, captured sweeping 'world landscapes' and allegories, often working as court painter to Archduke Matthias.

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