Arnoud van Halen
Illustration — Portrait of Van Halen by Krzysztof Lubieniecki Arnoud van Halen (1673 – 1732) was an 18th-century painter from the Dutch Republic.
Also recorded as Arend Yan Halen · Aquila · Aquila Halen · Arnoud Halen
Arnoud van Halen

Krzysztof Lubieniecki · Rijksmuseum Amsterdam · Public domain
- Born
- 1673 · Amsterdam.
- Died
- 1732 · Amsterdam.
- Nationality
- Netherlands
- Occupation
- painter · art collector · art historian · etcher · draftsperson · writer
- Known for
- Portrait of Jeremias de Decker, Poet in Amsterdam · portrait of Dominicus Baudius (1561-1613) · Portrait of Petrus Bertius and Professor at Leiden
- Languages
- Dutch
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Illustration — Portrait of Van Halen by Krzysztof Lubieniecki Arnoud van Halen (1673 – 1732) was an 18th-century painter from the Dutch Republic.
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The recorded working language is Dutch. Places of work recorded in the authority are Amsterdam. Works named in the authority record are Portrait of Jeremias de Decker, Poet in Amsterdam, portrait of Dominicus Baudius (1561-1613) and Portrait of Petrus Bertius, Professor at Leiden. Work by Arnoud van Halen is recorded in the collections of Stadsarchief Rotterdam, Amsterdam Museum, Rijksmuseum, National Museum Paleis het Loo and Nederlandsch Museum voor Geschiedenis en Kunst.
He was born and died in Amsterdam. According to Houbraken he painted Christoffel Pierson's portrait for his Panpoeticon Batavum (cabinet of poets), which held portraits of over 100 people by the time Houbraken was writing (1712). According to the RKD he was also known as Arend or Aquila van Halen. He is known for portraits and engravings, also titlepages of books.

Self-Portrait, 1688–1732, by Arnoud van Halen
Arnoud van Halen · The Cleveland Museum of Art · Gift of Louise S. Richards
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