Adriaen de Vries (The Hague ca.1556 - Prague 1626) was a Late Mannerist sculptor born in the Netherlands, whose international style crossed the threshold to the Baroque; he excelled in refined modelling and bronze casting and in the manipulation of patina and became the most famous European sculptor of his generation. He also excelled in draughtsmanship. Born in The Hague to a patrician family, … Wikipedia
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