DETAILS
- Artist
- Willem Key
- Date
- 1543
- Location
- Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp
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THE ARTIST
Willem Key
Willem Key was a Flemish Renaissance painter known for his flattering portraits and dramatic group compositions, whose life was shrouded in a tale of political intrigue.
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