Abel Grimmer

Flemish, 1570–1619

Abel Grimmer (c. 1570–c. 1620) was a Flemish painter of the late Renaissance, active in Antwerp. He specialized in small landscape paintings and occasionally created architectural scenes, often drawing on the work of his father Jacob Grimmer and artists such as Pieter Bruegel the Elder and Hans Bol. Grimmer became a member of the Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke in 1592 and managed his father's workshop. His paintings, which often depicted rural life and the seasons, were known for their simplified forms, geometric buildings, and use of single colors, making them affordable and widely available.

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47 artworks

Flemish Proverbs by Abel Grimmer, depicting human figures in a genre scene, oil painting

Flemish proverbs

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A Village Landscape In Winter With The Massacre Of The Innocents by Abel Grimmer, oil painting of a snowy village

A Village Landscape In Winter With The Massacre Of The Innocents

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Landscape with summer colors, oil painting by Abel Grimmer

De Zomer

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Winter landscape with cottages and snow by Abel Grimmer, oil painting

De Winter

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Winter landscape with skaters on a frozen pond, oil painting by Abel Grimmer

winter landscape with skaters

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September – The Parable of the Barren Fig Tree by Abel Grimmer, oil painting depicting a barren fig tree in autumn.

September – The Parable of the Barren Fig Tree

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The Eel Huts in the Antwerp Polder by Abel Grimmer, oil painting

The Eel Huts in the Antwerp Polder outside the Lillo or Slijk Gate

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De Antwerpse polder en de Palinghuizen by Abel Grimmer, oil on panel

De Antwerpse polder en de Palinghuizen buiten de Slijk- of Lillopoort

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Vineyard landscape with grapes in golden light, oil on panel by Abel Grimmer

October – The Parable of the Vineyard

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The Marketplace in Bergen op Zoom, oil on panel by Abel Grimmer, depicting vendors and goods.

The Marketplace in Bergen op Zoom

Abel Grimmer

Winter landscape with a solitary figure trudging through snow by Abel Grimmer, oil painting

Winter

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A winter landscape featuring the Holy Family traveling through snow with villagers skating on a frozen river.

Winter landscape with the Flight into Egypt

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An elegant loggia with figures in vibrant garments engaged in conversation beneath intricate arches.

An elegant loggia with the Proposal of Isaac to Rebecca

Abel Grimmer

A chaotic scene in a dark forest with figures confronted by armed men, contrasting with a brighter landscape in the distance.

attack on travellers

Abel Grimmer

A bustling autumn harvest scene with villagers engaged in various tasks like butchery and baking.

Autumne

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Skaters in vibrant clothing glide and play on a frozen moat in front of Zuylen Castle, framed by bare trees.

Skaters in front of Zuylen Castle in Maarssen.

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A round window reveals a spring scene with figures dipping sheep into a pond beside a fortified manor.

The Four Seasons, Spring: Sheep-Dipping

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A lively scene of peasants dancing in a rural landscape, linked by hands, with a bagpiper and warm earthy colors.

Peasants Dancing

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A geometrically arranged garden with figures tending to plants under soft light.

Spring

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A celestial scene above the city of Antwerp, featuring God the Father, Christ, and the Virgin Mary among clouds and angels.

Antwerp and the Vlaams Hoofd in

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A vast Gothic church interior with a group of figures, including a woman in ochre, engaged in a dramatic scene on the checkered floor.

Church interior with Christ and the woman taken in adultery

Abel Grimmer

The bare branches of a fig tree stretch across the foreground with figures gathered beneath in animated conversation.

Parable from the Barren Fig Tree fig tree

Abel Grimmer

A winter landscape with villagers skating on ice, framed by bare trees and distant snow-covered buildings.

The Four Seasons: Ianvarivs

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A serene landscape with a seated figure at a well, surrounded by attentive listeners in soft robes.

Christ at the Jacob's Well

Abel Grimmer

A winter landscape featuring a castle, bare trees, and figures engaged in daily activities.

The Month of February

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A vast church interior with ribbed vaults and stained glass windows illuminating the tiled floor.

Church interior

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A dramatic landscape featuring rocky cliffs, a single tree, and human figures engaged in a hunt.

Landschap met jachtpartij

Abel Grimmer

A spring landscape with bare trees, people engaged in daily activities, and a stately house in the background.

The Four Seasons: Martivs

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A golden hillside with figures engaged in summer harvest, including a man drinking water and a woman balancing a basket.

Summer

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A winter landscape with ice skaters near the Gate of Saint George in Antwerp, showcasing bustling activity on a frozen moat.

Winter landscape with ice skaters before the Gate of Saint George, Antwerp

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A winter landscape depicting peasants on a path with bare trees and a distant icy pond.

A Winter Landscape with Peasants on a Path

Abel Grimmer

A winter townscape with figures skating, sliding, and conversing under a dusting of snow.

A winter townscape with figures

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A lively ballroom scene with figures dancing and conversing under a richly coffered ceiling.

A Ballroom in Renaissance Style

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A towering tree dominates the center of the landscape with Christ and companions depicted low in the composition.

Christ on the road to Emmaus

Abel Grimmer

A bustling autumn harvest scene with figures gathering fruit and rolling barrels towards a cottage.

The Four Seasons: October

Abel Grimmer

A depiction of the four seasons with figures engaged in seasonal activities across a landscape.

The Four seasons

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A vibrant summer scene with villagers engaged in labor and leisure under golden light.

The Four Seasons: Ivlivs

Abel Grimmer

A winter town scene with snow-covered rooftops, townsfolk engaging in daily activities amidst a cold, blue light.

The Four Seasons, Winter: Snow Scene, a Town under Snow

Abel Grimmer

A sower in a red jerkin scatters seed in a detailed Flemish landscape.

The Parable of the Sower

Abel Grimmer

Christ carrying the Cross amidst a bustling procession in a fantastical landscape.

Christ carrying the Cross

Abel Grimmer

A communal wood-cutting scene in autumn with men working amidst bare trees and a distant village.

The Four Seasons, Autumn Wood-cutting

Abel Grimmer

A grand tower spirals upward, surrounded by figures engaged in construction amidst a bustling cityscape.

The Tower of Babel

Abel Grimmer

A rural scene depicting the butchering of a pig with onlookers and workers carrying baskets.

Autumn or Farm Work

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A lively winter landscape with figures ice-skating, framed by bare trees and distant buildings under a snowy sky.

Figures ice-skating in a winter landscape

Abel Grimmer

A circular scene depicting haymakers working in a field under a summer sky.

The Four Seasons, Summer: Haymaking

Abel Grimmer

A winding procession through a vibrant landscape with figures and distant architecture.

The Road to Calvary

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De Antwerpse polder en de Palinghuizen buiten de Slijk- of Lillopoort, oil on panel by Abel Grimmer

De Antwerpse polder en de Palinghuizen buiten de Slijk- of Lillopoort

Abel Grimmer