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Hendrick van Balen the Elder
Flemish, 1570–1632
Hendrick van Balen the Elder was a Flemish Flemish Baroque painting painter. 26 works are cataloged here, principally at Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, most of them oil paintings. Hendrick van Balen the Elder was born in Antwerp.
Hendrick van Balen or Hendrick van Balen I (c. 1573–1575 – 17 July 1632) 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.
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