Michael Sweerts

(29 September 1618 - 1664) The first record of Flemish painter Michael Sweerts dates from 1646, when he was working in Rome. Most of his initial commissions came from Dutch merchants; later, Cardinal Camillo Pamphili became his main patron. Sweerts seems to have run a school for painters at the latter’s palace. His subjects were everyday scenes, as well as portraits and hi...