Frans Francken I
Frans Francken I (1542–1616) was a painter.
Also recorded as Frans (I) Francken · Frans Francken the Elder · Franciscus Francks the Elder · Frans, the elder Franck
Frans Francken I
Frans Francken I · Wellcome Collection, London · Wellcome Collection · Public Domain Mark
- Born
- 1542 · Herentals.
- Died
- 1616 · Antwerp.
- Nationality
- Habsburg Netherlands
- Occupation
- painter
- Movements
- Flemish Baroque painting
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Biography
Born at Herentals in 1542, died in Antwerp in 1616.
The authority associates the name with Flemish Baroque painting. Places of work recorded in the authority are Antwerp. Work by Frans Francken I is recorded in the collections of Nationalmuseum, Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK), Royal Museums Greenwich and Statens Museum for Kunst.
Examples of charity: giving drink to the thirsty. Etching by H. Fletcher after Frans Francken the elder., by Frans Francken I
Frans Francken I · Wellcome Collection, London · Wellcome Collection
A pilgrim is given lodging by a rich man. Engraving by B. Baron after Frans Francken the elder., by Frans Francken I
Frans Francken I · Wellcome Collection, London · Wellcome Collection
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Herentals.
Birth place
Antwerp.
Death place
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