Hendrick van Balen (1575 - 1632)

Flemish Baroque painter and stained glass designer

Hendrick van Balen entered the St. Luke's Guild in Antwerp in 1592. Sometime before 1602 he apparently made a trip to Italy, where he probably met the German painter Hans Rottenhammer. Back in Antwerp, he married in 1605 and became a respected artist. He owned a large house and served as dean of the guild in 1609-10. Around 1613 he traveled on a diplomatic mission to the northern Netherlands in the company of Rubens and Jan Brueghel the Elder. Van Balen's studio was one of the largest in Antwerp, and among his many pupils were Anthony van Dyck and Frans Snyders. Van Balen frequently worked together with Jan Brueghel the Elder.

Overview | Works (26)
     




Jan Brueghel the Elder and Hendrick van Balen - Allegory of Fire
Allegory of Fire
c. 1608-10

Jan Brueghel the Elder and Hendrick van Balen - Garland of Fruit around Ceres Receiving Gifts from the Four Seasons
Garland of Fruit around Ceres Receiving Gifts from the Four Seasons
c. 1617

Jan Brueghel the Elder and Hendrick van Balen - The Prophesy of Isaiah
The Prophesy of Isaiah
c. 1609

Jan Brueghel the Elder with Hendrick van Balen - Garland of Fruit around an Allegory of Agriculture
Garland of Fruit around an Allegory of Agriculture
c. 1615

Jan Brueghel the Elder and Hendrick van Balen - Fruit Garland with Angels
Fruit Garland with Angels
c. 1615


Hendrick van Balen - God's Provision of Manna from the Sky
God's Provision of Manna from the Sky

Hendrik van Balen and Jan Brueghel the Elder - The Judgment of Midas
The Judgment of Midas

Hendrik van Balen and Jan Brueghel the Elder - Allegory of a Virtuous Life
Allegory of a Virtuous Life

Hendrik van Balen and Jan Brueghel the Elder - Venus and Cupid
Venus and Cupid

Hendrik van Balen - The Judgment of Midas
The Judgment of Midas


Hendrick van Balen - Bacchus and Diana
Bacchus and Diana

Hendrick van Balen and Jan Brueghel - The Judgement of Paris
The Judgement of Paris
1600

Hendrick van Balen - Banquet of the Gods
Banquet of the Gods
c. 1605/06

Hendrick van Balen - The Purification of the Israelites at Mount Sinai
The Purification of the Israelites at Mount Sinai
c. 1615

Hendrick van Balen and Jan Brueghel - Herse and Mercury
Herse and Mercury
c. 1600-08


Hendrik van Balen - The Preaching of Saint John the Baptist
The Preaching of Saint John the Baptist

Hendrick van Balen - The Judgement of Midas
The Judgement of Midas

Hendrick van Balen and Jan Brueghel the Younger - The Baptism of the Chamberlain of Queen Candace of Ethiopia
The Baptism of the Chamberlain of Queen Candace of Ethiopia
c. 1625-30