Nicolaes’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Samson Killing the Lion
Nicolaes de Bruyn (Flemish, 1571-1656) after Gillis van Coninxloo (Netherlandish, c. 1544-1607)

Hector of Troy, plate one from The Nine Worthies
Nicolaes de Bruyn (Flemish, 1571-1656) published by Assuerus van Londerseel (Flemish, 1572-1635)

Julius Caesar, plate three from The Nine Worthies
Nicolaes de Bruyn (Flemish, 1571-1656) published by Assuerus van Londerseel (Flemish, 1572-1635)

King Arthur, plate eight from The Nine Worthies
Nicolaes de Bruyn (Flemish, 1571-1656) published by Assuerus van Londerseel (Flemish, 1572-1635)

King David, plate five from The Nine Worthies
Nicolaes de Bruyn (Flemish, 1571-1656) published by Assuerus van Londerseel (Flemish, 1572-1635)

Hector of Troy, plate one from The Nine Worthies
Nicolaes de Bruyn (Flemish, 1571-1656) published by Assuerus van Londerseel (Flemish, 1572-1635)

Alexander the Great, plate two from The Nine Worthies
Nicolaes de Bruyn (Flemish, 1571-1656) published by Assuerus van Londerseel (Flemish, 1572-1635)

Charlemagne, plate seven from The Nine Worthies
Nicolaes de Bruyn (Flemish, 1571-1656) published by Assuerus van Londerseel (Flemish, 1572-1635)

Godfrey of Bouillon, plate nine from The Nine Worthies
Nicolaes de Bruyn (Flemish, 1571-1656) published by Assuerus van Londerseel (Flemish, 1572-1635)

Judas Macabee, plate six from The Nine Worthies
Nicolaes de Bruyn (Flemish, 1571-1656) published by Assuerus van Londerseel (Flemish, 1572-1635)

Joshua, plate four from The Nine Worthies
Nicolaes de Bruyn (Flemish, 1571-1656) published by Assuerus van Londerseel (Flemish, 1572-1635)

Lucretia, plate one from The Nine Worthies
Nicolaes de Bruyn Flemish, 1571–1656

Judith, plate six from The Nine Worthies
Nicolaes de Bruyn Flemish, 1571–1656

Abraham’s Sacrifice
Nicolaes de Bruyn (Flemish, 1571–1656) after Gillis van Conixloo (Flemish, 1544–1606)

St John the Baptist in the Wilderness
Nicolaes de Bruyn (Flemish, 1571–1656) after Jacob Savery I (Dutch, c. 1545–1602)

The Disciples on the Way to Emmaus
Nicolaes de Bruyn (Flemish, 1571–1656) after Gillis van Conixloo (Flemish, 1544–1606)

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the Burning Stove
Nicolaes de Bruyn Flemish, 1571–1656

Jeremiah Prophesying the Destruction of Jerusalem
Nicolaes de Bruyn Flemish, 1571–1656

Second Day: The Division of the Waters, from The Creation to the Expulsion from Paradise
Nicolaes de Bruyn (Flemish, 1571–1656) after Maarten de Vos (Flemish, 1532–1603)

First Day: The Creation of Heaven and Earth, from The Creation to the Expulsion from Paradise
Nicolaes de Bruyn (Flemish, 1571–1656) after Maarten de Vos (Flemish, 1532–1603)