FLEMISH SCHOOL
\flˈɛmɪʃ skˈuːl], \flˈɛmɪʃ skˈuːl], \f_l_ˈɛ_m_ɪ_ʃ s_k_ˈuː_l]\
Definitions of FLEMISH SCHOOL
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The school of painting formed in Flanders by the brothers Van Eyck, at the commencement of the fifteenth century. The chief early masters were Memling, Weyden, Matsys, Mabus, and Moro. Of those of the second period, Rubens and Vandyck, Snyders, Jordaens, Gaspar de Crayer, and the younger Teniers, take the highest place.
By Daniel Lyons
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A school of painting, established by the brothers .Van Eyck, at Ghent and Bruges, early in the fifteenth century, and marked by excellence of drawing, colour, and chiaro-scuro. Rubens, Vandyke, and Teniers were the great masters of the second period.
By Henry Percy Smith
