Category talk:Flemish painters (before 1830)

Timeline
"From the late 15th century, most painters from the region (ex. Frans Hals) fled the religious oppression during the Eighty Years' War and went to the Northern Netherlands, who were experiencing their Golden Age"

The timeline in the above quote is erroneous. It should rather be: "From the late 16th century..."

R.S. Karni, Leiden, The Netherlands


 * Correct & fixed, thanks. You're allowed to fix big mistakes like that yourself. Piet | Talk 14:14, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

Reasons for moving
It is debatable if "most" painters fled (e.g. Rubens stayed in Antwerp)and also it is debatable that this was for reason of "religious oppression". It is in my opinion the fact that among the "Nouveaux Riche" burghers in the North there was an enormous hunger, a collector's mania, for paintings, to demonstrate their newly acquired riches and to underline their social and cultural status. Hence a seller's market for good paintings, luring the painters North.

The so-called "Golden Age" is generally thought to begin around 1600, i.e. the late 16th, early 17th century.

R.S. Karni, Leiden, The Netherlands


 * There was religious oppression and people did flee from it, especially the cultural elite where protestantism was more common. You can find this in the lives of many contemporary people. I have incorporated your comment in the text. Feel free to work on these articles if you feel there are mistakes or missed points, that's the only way the articles will get better. I would suggest you create an account, it's easy (and free of course) and allows you to track you work. Leave a note on my talk page here if you have questions. Piet | Talk 14:14, 2 February 2007 (UTC)