Flemish fantastique and grotesque  

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Adspectus Incauti Dispendium (1601), woodblock title page from the Veridicus Christianus.
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Adspectus Incauti Dispendium (1601), woodblock title page from the Veridicus Christianus.
Festoon, Masks and Rosettes Made of Shells (1656, detail) by Jan van Kessel the Elder
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Festoon, Masks and Rosettes Made of Shells (1656, detail) by Jan van Kessel the Elder

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The father of the Flemish fantastique and grotesque is the Dutch master Hieronymus Bosch. Together with Pieter Bruegel the Elder, these two painters define the roots of the Flemish fantastique and grotesque.

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Pieter Bruegel the Elder

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The Four Seasons by Joos de Momper

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The grotesques of Gaston Burssens, Paul van Ostaijen and Gust Gils. Paul van Ostaijen's grotesque prose pieces were inspired by Edgar Allan Poe, Paul Scheerbart and Mynona.

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