Artist

Hendrick van Balen

Portrait of Hendrick van Balen

Flemish, 1574–1632

Hendrick van Balen was a Flemish Flemish Baroque painting artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Brukenthal National Museum.

Hendrick van Balen or Hendrick van Balen I was a Flemish Baroque painter and stained glass designer. Hendrick van Balen specialised in small cabinet pictures often painted on a copper support. His favourite themes were mythological and allegorical scenes and, to a lesser extent, religious subjects. The artist played an important role in the renewal of Flemish painting in the early 17th century and was one of the teachers of Anthony van Dyck.

Collections represented

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