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 Bart Perdieus
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| General Description : | Dieric Bouts (born ca. 1415 – 6 May 1475[1]) was an Early Netherlandish painter. According to Karel van Mander in his Het Schilderboeck of 1604, Bouts was born in Haarlem and was mainly active in Leuven (Louvain), where he was city painter from 1468. Van Mander confused the issue by writing biographies of both "Dieric of Haarlem" and "Dieric of Leuven," although he was referring to the same artist. The similarity of their last names also led to the confusion of Bouts with Hubrecht Stuerbout, a prominent sculptor in Leuven. Very little is actually known about Bouts' early life, but he was greatly influenced by Jan van Eyck and by Rogier van der Weyden, under whom he may have studied. He is first documented in Leuven in 1457 and worked there until his death in 1475. Depicted is a part of "The Annunciation" |
| Face value | 25 + 6 Francs |
| Catalog code (Michel) | BE 2451 |
| Catalog code | Stamp Number BE B1097 Yvert et Tellier BE 2399 Stanley Gibbons BE 3048 AFA number BE 2458 Belgium BE 2399 Unificato BE 2399 |
| Stamp colour | multicolor |
| Stamp use | Semi Postal stamp |
| Print run | 475.638 |
| Issue date | 23/02/1991 |
| Designer | Désiré Roegiest / P.P.G. De Schutter |
| Print technique | photogravure |
| Perforation | 11 1/2 |
| Height | 49.00 mm |
| Width | 38.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
