Claim: During the second half of the century, history painters combined a local influence from Rubens with knowledge of classicism and Italian Baroque qualities; then later in the century, many painters turned to Anthony van Dyck as a major influence like Pieter Thijs and Lucas Franchoys the Younger.
Evidence: During the second half of the century, history painters combined a local influence from Rubens with knowledge of classicism and Italian Baroque qualities. Later in the century, many painters turned to Anthony van Dyck as a major influence. Among them were Pieter Thijs, Lucas Franchoys the Younger, and artists who were also inspired by Late Baroque theatricality such as Theodoor Boeyermans and Jan-Erasmus Quellinus.