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Aelbrecht Bouts (c. 1451 - March 1549)

• Was a Flemish painter of the Early Netherlandish era.
• He was born into a family of painters in Leuven.
• Aelbrecht’s father was Dieric Bouts the Elder, and his brother was Dieric Bouts the Younger.
• Jan Bouts, son of Dieric Bouts the Younger, also became a painter.
• Dieric Bouts the Younger inherited his father’s shop in 1475, while Aelbrecht established his own workshop, also in Leuven.
• Whereas Dieric the Younger continued in his father's style, Aelbrecht developed his own unmistakable style with strong colors, rich texture and fine details.
• He died in Leuven.
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