Erasmus de Bie  (1629–1675)

• Was a Flemish Baroque painter.
• He was born in Antwerp, the son of the painter Frans de Bie the Elder.
• He was baptised on 20 December 1629 in the St. Walburga church in Antwerp.

• He became a pupil of David Ryckaert III.

• In 1641 and was admitted as a master in the Antwerp Guild of St. Luke in 1645-1646.

• He married Catharina Douglas, and was the father of Frans and Jan Baptist de Bie, who both became painters.

• Erasmus de Bie had pupils in 1660 and in 1666, including his son Frans.

• He died in Antwerp in 1675.

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