Hendrick van Balen
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 'Hendrick van Balen by Anthony van Dyck. |
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| Birth name | Hendrick van Balen |
| Born | 1575 Antwerp |
| Died | 1632 (aged 56–57) Antwerp |
| Nationality | Southern Netherlands (present-day Belgium) |
| Field | Painting |
| Movement | Baroque |
Hendrik van Balen (1575 – 1632) was a Flemish Baroque painter.
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[edit] Biography
Van Balen was born and died in Antwerp. He was a pupil of Adam van Noort and studied art while traveling in Italy.[1] He was the teacher of his son Johannes (Jan van Balen), Anthony Van Dyck and Frans Snyders and was also a contemporary of many of the other famous Flemish artists, such as the Brueghels, Jan and Peter. In 1592 he became a master in the Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke.[2]
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[edit] Gallery
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The Judgement of Paris, 1599
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The Holy Trinity, 1620
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Nymphs Bathing
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[edit] References
- ^ Henrik van Balen biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
- ^ Hendrik van Balen in the RKD
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