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c. 1468
 
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Jerome van Aken works almost exclusively in his native s' Hertogenbosch, from which he derives the name Hieronymus Bosch     
Bosch Christ Mocked (detail) c.1500
National Gallery, London

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c. 1475
 
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Tommaso Portinari, the Medici agent in Bruges, commissions an altarpiece from Hugo van der Goes for his family church in Florence       
1503
 
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Hieronymus Bosch paints the most detailed of his exotically surreal canvases, The Garden of Earthly Delights       
c. 1565
 
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Pieter Brueghel the Elder depicts biblical events taking place among the peasants of the Netherlands countryside     
Pieter Brueghel the Elder Adoration of the Kings (detail) 1564
National Gallery, London

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1608
 
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Rubens returns from Italy to Antwerp, where he soon establishes Europe's most successful and prolific studio      
Rubens The Judgement of Paris (detail) c.1635
National Gallery, London

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1618
 
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The 19-year-old Flemish painter Anthony van Dyck is employed by Rubens in Antwerp as his chief assistant       
Van Dyck Theodosius and St Ambrose (detail) c.1620
National Gallery, London

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c. 1620
 
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The Dutch painter Frans Hals displays exceptional brilliance in his group portraits, including several of the civic guards of Haarlem      
c. 1628
 
   
The Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn develops a life-long interest in self-portraiture      
Rembrandt Self Portrait at the Age of 34 (detail) 1640
National Gallery, London

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1631
 
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Rembrandt moves from his home town of Leiden to set up a studio in Amsterdam      
1634
 
    
Rembrandt marries Saskia van Uylenburgh, who will feature in many of his paintings       
Rembrandt Saskia in Arcadian Costume (detail) 1635
National Gallery, London

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