Battle standard of Ghent, painted by Agnes van den Bossche, 1482.Agnes van den Bossche (c. 1435–40 –
Battle standard of Ghent, painted by Agnes van den Bossche, 1482.Agnes van den Bossche (c. 1435–40 – c. 1504) was a Flemish painter working in Bruges in the mid-to-late 15th century.She is one of the few known women admitted to the painter’s guild of Bruges, and worked mainly on designing flags and banners. Although these are records of numerous commissions, she is known today for her one extant work, the triangular silk banner The Maid of Ghent with a Lion, the only recorded painting by a Flemish woman of the 15th century. -- source link
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