Gaspar van den Hoecke
Illustration — Gaspar van den Hoecke, Flowers in a Vase, Oil on panel, 49.8 x 36.2 cm, first quarter 17th century. Brooklyn Museum Gaspar van den Hoecke (c. 1585–after 1648) was a Flemish Baroque painter of small devotional cabinet pieces in the manner of Frans Francken II. His sons Robert and Jan van den Hoecke were also painters.
Also recorded as Caspar van den Hoecke · Kasper van den Hoecke · Jasper van den Hoecke · Gaspard van den Hoecke
Gaspar van den Hoecke

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- Gaspar van den Hoecke was born on 1 January 1585. · Antwerp.
- Nationality
- Southern Netherlands
- Occupation
- painter
- Fields
- still life
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Illustration — Gaspar van den Hoecke, Flowers in a Vase, Oil on panel, 49.8 x 36.2 cm, first quarter 17th century. Brooklyn Museum Gaspar van den Hoecke (c. 1585–after 1648) was a Flemish Baroque painter of small devotional cabinet pieces in the manner of Frans Francken II. His sons Robert and Jan van den Hoecke were also painters.
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Van den Hoecke, who studied under Juliaan Teniers, became a master in the Antwerp Guild of St. Luke in 1603. His early works continue Mannerist tendencies that were still popular at the beginning of the seventeenth century, but later the influences of Peter Paul Rubens and Caravaggism are noticeable in his paintings. Recently the painting 'Kruisafname' was offered for sale via the art reseller Kunstkringloop.
Subjects and genres recorded for the work are still life. Places of work recorded in the authority are Antwerp. Work by Gaspar van den Hoecke is recorded in the collections of Noordbrabants Museum, National Museum in Warsaw, Bavarian State Painting Collections, Fitzwilliam Museum and Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art.
Gaspar van den Hoecke is recorded as a citizen of Southern Netherlands. Recorded with the occupation painter. Classed in the genre still life.

Gaspar van den Hoecke, Hoecke Croesus showing his treasures
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Lazarus and the Rich Man’s Table (Luke XVI).
Gaspar van den Hoecke
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1585
Gaspar van den Hoecke was born on 1 January 1585.
1641
Gaspar van den Hoecke died on 1 January 1641.
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Gaspar van den Hoecke was born at Antwerp.
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Gaspar van den Hoecke died at Antwerp.
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The authorities additionally record the headings Caspar van den Hoecke, Kasper van den Hoecke, Jasper van den Hoecke, Gaspard van den Hoecke and Gaspar van der Hoecke. 2 children are recorded: Jan van den Hoecke and Robert van den Hoecke.
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Work by Gaspar van den Hoecke is
Noordbrabants Museum, National Museum in Warsaw, Bavarian State Painting Collections and Fitzwilliam Museum
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 18 August 2026.
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