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-	'''Pieter van Aelst''' or '''Pieter Coecke van Aelst''' (August 14, 1502 - December 6, 1550) was a [[Flanders (county)|Flemish]] [[Painting|painter]]. He studied under [[Bernard van Orley|Bernaert van Orley]] and later lived in Italy before entering the Antwerp [[Guild of painters]] in 1527. In 1533, he travelled to [[Constantinople]] for one year in a failed attempt to establish business connections for his tapestry works. Van Aelst established a studio in [[Brussels]] in 1544, where he created paintings and [[Tapestry|tapestries]]. His students include [[Gillis van Coninxloo]], [[Willem Key]], [[Hans Vredeman de Vries]], [[Michiel Coxcie]], and possibly [[Pieter Brueghel the Elder]], who did eventually marry van Aelst's daughter, Mayken. His second wife, [[Mayken Verhulst]], was an artist as well, and, according to [[Carel van Mander]], the first teacher of her grandchildren, [[Pieter Brueghel the Younger]] and [[Jan Brueghel the Elder]]. Van Aelst's studio is also well known for its [[Engraving|engraved]] works.	+
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-	In particular, van Aelst is noted for his 1539 translation of [[Sebastiano Serlio]]'s architectural treatise, ''Architettura'', which is credited with having played a crucial role in spreading [[Renaissance]] ideas to the [[Low Countries]] and hastening the transition from the [[Gothic art|late Gothic]] style prevalent in the area at the time. He was in charge of the spectacular decorations for the 1549 [[Royal entry]] into [[Antwerp]] of [[Philip II of Spain]], "the most famous entry of the century", according to [[Roy Strong]].	+
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