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Quellinus [Kwelien; Quellien; Quellincs; Quellingh].
Flemish family of artists. It seems, from the marginal notes made by Erasmus Quellinus (ii)’s son, (5) Jan-Erasmus Quellinus, in the copy of Cornelis de Bie’s Gulden cabinet (1661; Bonn Ubib.), that Erasmus the younger had taken a degree in philosophy, an assumption supported by the mention of a tract, Philosophia, said to have been written by him, in the 1679 inventory of his estate. His humanistic and literary education is apparent from the wide range of subjects in his monumental compositions, as well as from the fact that he had an extensive library. It is probable that his father taught him to draw, as Erasmus the younger’s draughtsmanship has the same incisive quality; more importantly, his compositions are based on a sound grasp of the technique. He became a master in the Guild of St Luke in Antwerp in 1633–4 and in 1634 married Catharina van Hemelaar (d 1662), niece of the well-known humanist and canon Johannes Hemelarius. The following members have entries:
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