Initiation of a Bentvueghel in Rome- anonymous, oil on canvas (c. 1660) ( lemmy.world )
The Bentvueghels (Dutch for "Birds of a Feather") were a society of mostly Dutch and Flemish artists active in Rome from about 1620 to 1720. They are also known as the Schildersbent ("painters' clique")....
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