Pieter Coeke van Aelst

Happy Birthday Pieter Coeke van Aelst!! Flemish painter and tapestry designer, van Aelst was born in 1502. He lived in Italy for a time before moving back to Brussels. At his studio in Brussels, he instilled the theories of Italian Renaissance in his many students.  His most famous painting is his Last Supper, sold at auction in 1985 for $56,250.