Matthijs Balen
Matthijs Balen (1684–1766) was an 18th-century painter from the Dutch Republic. According to the RKD he was a registered pupil of Arnold Houbraken, and like him, became a printmaker as well as a painter. He was born and died in Dordrecht.
Also recorded as Matthys Balen · M. (Matthys) Balen
Matthijs Balen
R.H. Hooghe · Beschrijvinghe van de stad Dordrecht, Matthijs Balen · CC0
- Born
- 1684 · Dordrecht.
- Died
- 1766 · Dordrecht.
- Nationality
- Dutch Republic
- Occupation
- painter
- Fields
- portrait
- Languages
- Dutch
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Matthijs Balen (1684–1766) was an 18th-century painter from the Dutch Republic. According to the RKD he was a registered pupil of Arnold Houbraken, and like him, became a printmaker as well as a painter. He was born and died in Dordrecht.
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He lived in The Hague from 1705 to 1715 and is known for Italianate landscapes, portraits, and historical allegories. He was probably the son or grandson of the Dordrecht writer Mathias Balen, who wrote Beschryvinge der stad Dordrecht in 1677. Houbraken himself had been a pupil of Samuel van Hoogstraten and was friends with Romeyn de Hooghe, both of whom assisted the elder Balen with some poems and etchings for his book.
The recorded working language is Dutch. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait. Places of work recorded in the authority are Dordrecht and The Hague. Work by Matthijs Balen is recorded in the collections of Museum De Lakenhal and National Museum Paleis het Loo.
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1684
Matthijs Balen born at Dordrecht.
1766
Matthijs Balen died at Dordrecht.
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