Pieter Balten

Pieter Balten (1525–1584) was a painter, printmaker and print publisher.

Also recorded as Peeter Custodis; Custodis Balthazar; Pieter Baltenius; Peeter Balthazarsz; De Costere Balten Baltens; Custodis Balten Baltens.

Pieter Balten in brief

Born
1525
Died
1584
Known for
painter, printmaker, print publisher, copper engraver and writer
Place of birth
Antwerp
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Overview

Born at Antwerp in 1525, died at Antwerp in 1584.

In detail

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are flemish and landscape.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Antwerp. Membership is recorded of Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke.

Works named in the authority record are The St Martin's Day Kermis and A Performance of the Farce 'Een Cluyte van Plaeyerwater' (A Clod from Plaeyerwater) at a Flemish Kermis.

Work by Pieter Balten is recorded in the collections of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Noordbrabants Museum, Rijksmuseum and Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest.

Sources

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    Wikidata, structured authority record Q2094227: Pieter Balten

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