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In Antwerp. 435 higher and more independent style of art. Of these we must name Otto van Veen (1558 — 16*29), whose numerous works — of which the principal are in the Antwerp Museum — display great truth to nature and force of character ; Cornelis Cornelisz, van Haarlem (1562 — 1638), whose masterpiece is JBathsheba bathing, in the Berlin Museum, distinguished by careful drawing and fulness of colouring ; Abraham Bloemart (ab. 1564 — ab. 1658), whose best work, Joseph's second Dream, is in the Berlin Museum, was influenced by Floris, and who is chiefly famed for the harmony of tone, good taste, and right balance of his paintings ; and Adriaan van der Venne (1589 — 1662), of Delft, who ex- celled in portraits, landscapes, and genre paintings, and combined the realistic manner of his countrymen with something of classic feeling. One of his most remarkable compositions is that representing the Festival in honour of the Truce between the Archduke Albert and the Dutch Provinces in 1609, now in the Louvre; it is dated 1616. Of Dutch portrait painters of this time we may note Michiel Jansz Mierevelt (1567 — 1641), who especially excelled in transparency of colouring, and whose Portrait of Hugo Grotius in the town hall at Delft is considered his best work ; Jan van Ravestyn (born 1572 ?), who executed several Corporation pieces ; and Cornelis Janssens, van Keulen (died 1665), said to have been born in England, whose best works, which display great feeling for truth and refinement of taste, are dispersed in various private English collections. r l 2