Many Flemish painters from the area of modern Belgium were also very busy at this time.
But the Flemish painters of the 16th century interpreted the church's position well enough.
It is now believed to be a work of an anonymous Flemish painter, active ca. 1600.
While political, this remarkable work revolutionized the direction of Flemish painters.
Teniers was a family of celebrated Flemish painters that included:
Some regard him as the last of the Flemish painters not to show an Italian influence.
From the early 16th century, the Italian Renaissance started to influence the Flemish painters.
He was one of the most important Flemish painters of the era.
Between 1485 and 1490 the choir was decorated by Flemish painters with three fresco bands.
There he was a student of the Flemish painter, Jan Cox.