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| Frans Francken II Art Room 1636 Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna |
According to the well-known English philosopher of knowledge and culture Francis Bacon (1561-1626), a learned gentleman should have a "goodly huge cabinet, wherein whatsoever the hand of man by exquisite art or engine hath made rare in stuff, form or motion; whatsoever singularity chance and the shuffle of things hath produced; whatsoever Nature hath wrought in things that want life and may be kept; shall be sorted and included."
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| Frans Francken II Picture Gallery 17th century private collection |
Frans Francken II (1581-1642) is the best-remembered individual from a dynasty of Flemish painters that extended across four generations. His range was wide, from the consciously gorgeous, picture-packed interiors of Flemish fellow-citizens and connoisseurs, to outdoor scenes of revelry, to holy narratives set within elevated landscape-visions.
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| Frans Francken II A Visit to the Art Dealer 17th century Hallwyl Museum |
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| Frans Francken II Supper with Burgomaster Rockox 1630-35 Alte Pinakothek, Munich |
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| Frans Francken II The Prodigal Son with Courtesans 17th century private collection |
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| Frans Francken II Arcadia - Pastoral Landscape 1626-32 private collection |
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| Frans Francken II The Golden Age 17th century private collection |
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| Frans Francken II Witches' Sabbath 17th century private collection |
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| Frans Francken II Triumph of Neptune & Amphitrite 17th century Prado |
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| Frans Francken II Tower of Babel 17th century Prado |
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| Frans Francken II Jacob's Ladder 17th century Prado |
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| Frans Francken II & Jan Wildens Mercury & Herse ca. 1635 Prado |