Tag: Sebastiaen Vrancx
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05 Works, Sebastiaen Vrancx’s Medieval soldiers scenes, with footnotes
An army always made sure to put in place what was called a “ supply train” , this is even known from the times of Alexander´s campaigns. The supply train was the logistic mechanism that allowed resupplying the army with everything it needed. The bigger the army and the deeper it was into enemy territory, the…
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17 Works, Today, February 1st. is artist Sebastiaen Vrancx’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #032
Sebastiaen Vrancx, Sebastiaan Vrancx or Sebastian Vranckx; 22 January 1573–19 May 1647) was a Flemish Baroque painter and draughtsman who is mainly known for his battle scenes, a genre that he pioneered in Netherlandish painting. He also created landscapes with mythological and allegorical scenes, scenes with robbers, village scenes and celebrations in cities. He was…