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1575 Antwerp, Belgium - 1632 Antwerp, Belgium. Known for: Mythology and religious painting, stained glass windows, furniture decoration.
Hendrick van Balen I was a Flemish painter. He also worked on stained glass windows and as a decorator of Flemish furniture. His father was an oil and candle merchant, but Van Balen acquired... Read full biography
Hendrick van Balen I was a Flemish painter. He also worked on stained glass windows and as a decorator of Flemish furniture. His father was an oil and candle merchant, but Van Balen acquired nonetheless a good education, learning from the books that were available in the shop. According to Carel... Read full biography
Hendrick van Balen I was a Flemish painter. He also worked on stained glass windows and as a decorator of Flemish furniture. His father was an oil and candle merchant, but Van Balen acquired nonetheless a good education, learning from the books that were available in the shop. According to Carel van Mander, he was trained by Adam van Noort (c.1561-1641), but other biographers mention Martin de Vos (c.1532-1603). Amongst his pupils were Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641), Gerhard Seghers (1591-1651)... Read full biography
Hendrick van Balen I was a Flemish painter. He also worked on stained glass windows and as a decorator of Flemish furniture. His father was an oil and candle merchant, but Van Balen acquired nonetheless a good education, learning from the books that were available in the shop. According to Carel van Mander, he was trained by Adam van Noort (c.1561-1641), but other biographers mention Martin de Vos (c.1532-1603). Amongst his pupils were Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641), Gerhard Seghers (1591-1651) and Frans Snyders (1579-1657). In 1609, he was appointed dean of the Guild of St. Luke. Van Balen had five sons and one daughter. Three of his sons became well-known artists: Jan van Balen (1611-1654), Gaspard van Balen (1615-1641) and Hendrick van... Read full biography
Hendrick van Balen I was a Flemish painter. He also worked on stained glass windows and as a decorator of Flemish furniture. His father was an oil and candle merchant, but Van Balen acquired nonetheless a good education, learning from the books that were available in the shop. According to Carel van Mander, he was trained by Adam van Noort (c.1561-1641), but other biographers mention Martin de Vos (c.1532-1603). Amongst his pupils were Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641), Gerhard Seghers (1591-1651) and Frans Snyders (1579-1657). In 1609, he was appointed dean of the Guild of St. Luke. Van Balen had five sons and one daughter. Three of his sons became well-known artists: Jan van Balen (1611-1654), Gaspard van Balen (1615-1641) and Hendrick van Balen II (1623-1661). His daughter married the painter Theodore van Thulden (1606-1669). Van Balen specialized in mythological or... Read full biography