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Izaak van den Block (1572–1626)

• Was a painter of Flemish descent.
• His place of birth was either Mechelen in the Southern Netherlands or Königsberg.
• His father was Willem van den Blocke, a Flemish sculptor and architect.
• His brother Abraham van den Blocke was an architect and sculptor and his brothers Jacob and David were painters.
• In 1584 the family moved to Danzig (modern Gdańsk, Poland).
• Here he likely received training by or worked in the workshop of Paul Vredeman de Vries and his father Hans Vredeman de Vries.
• He was in 1612 one of the founders of the painters' guild of Gdańsk.
• He was the teacher of Laurence Neter.
• His principal work is the decoration of the ceiling (completed 1608) of the Great Chamber of the former main town hall in Danzig.
• This work was composed of 25 oil paintings on oak panels, with a central composition, an allegory to the glorious trade of Danzig (Apotheosis of Danzig).
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Izaak van den Block, Punishment and Reward, first half of the 17th century

Original, Main Town Hall, Museum of Gdansk.
Visited in 2024.

Izaak van den Block, Punishment and Reward, first half of the 17th century

Izaak van den Block, Punishment and Reward, first half of the 17th century

Izaak van den Block, The wickedness of mankind, Drunkenness of Noah, c. 1611-1614

Original, Main Town Hall, Museum of Gdansk.
Visited in 2024.

Izaak van den Block, The wickedness of mankind, Drunkenness of Noah, c. 1611-1614

Izaak van den Block, The wickedness of mankind, Drunkenness of Noah, c. 1611-1614

Izaak van den Block, The wickedness of mankind and Noah's sacrifice (Genesis 7:10 - 8:17), probably 1611-1614

Original, Main Town Hall, Museum of Gdansk.
Visited in 2024.

Izaak van den Block, The wickedness of mankind and Noah's sacrifice (Genesis 7:10 - 8:17), probably 1611-1614

Izaak van den Block, The wickedness of mankind and Noah's sacrifice (Genesis 7:10 - 8:17), probably 1611-1614

Izaak van den Block, The wickedness of mankind, Noah and his family board the ark, c. 1611-1614

Original, Main Town Hall, Museum of Gdansk.
Visited in 2024.

Izaak van den Block, The wickedness of mankind, Noah and his family board the ark, c. 1611-1614

Izaak van den Block, The wickedness of mankind, Noah and his family board the ark, c. 1611-1614

Izaak van den Block, The wickedness of mankind, Noah and his family board the ark, c. 1611-1614

Izaak van den Block, The wickedness of mankind, Separation of the Nations, c. 1611-1614

Original, Main Town Hall, Museum of Gdansk.
Visited in 2024.

Izaak van den Block, The wickedness of mankind, Separation of the Nations, c. 1611-1614

Izaak van den Block, The wickedness of mankind, Separation of the Nations, c. 1611-1614

Izaak van den Block, Two Fragments possibly from "Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden"

Original, Main Town Hall, Museum of Gdansk.
Visited in 2024.

Izaak van den Block, The wickedness of mankind, Drunkenness of Noah, c. 1611-1614

Izaak van den Block, Two Fragments possibly from "Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden"

Izaak van den Block, The Apotheosis of Gdańsk, or Allegory of Gdańsk Trade, between 1606-1608

Original, Main Town Hall, Museum of Gdansk.
Visited in 2024.

Izaak van den Block, The Apotheosis of Gdańsk, or Allegory of Gdańsk Trade, between 1606-1608

Izaak van den Block, The Apotheosis of Gdańsk, or Allegory of Gdańsk Trade, between 1606-1608

Izaak van den Block, The Apotheosis of Gdańsk, or Allegory of Gdańsk Trade, between 1606-1608

Izaak van den Block, The Apotheosis of Gdańsk, or Allegory of Gdańsk Trade, between 1606-1608

Izaak van den Block, The Apotheosis of Gdańsk, or Allegory of Gdańsk Trade, between 1606-1608

Izaak van den Block, The Apotheosis of Gdańsk, or Allegory of Gdańsk Trade, between 1606-1608

Izaak van den Block, The Apotheosis of Gdańsk, or Allegory of Gdańsk Trade, between 1606-1608

Izaak van den Block, The Apotheosis of Gdańsk, or Allegory of Gdańsk Trade, between 1606-1608

Izaak van den Block, The Apotheosis of Gdańsk, or Allegory of Gdańsk Trade, between 1606-1608

Izaak van den Block, The Apotheosis of Gdańsk, or Allegory of Gdańsk Trade, between 1606-1608

Izaak van den Block, The Apotheosis of Gdańsk, or Allegory of Gdańsk Trade, between 1606-1608

Izaak van den Block, The Apotheosis of Gdańsk, or Allegory of Gdańsk Trade, between 1606-1608

Izaak van den Block, The Apotheosis of Gdańsk, or Allegory of Gdańsk Trade, between 1606-1608

Izaak van den Block, The Apotheosis of Gdańsk, or Allegory of Gdańsk Trade, between 1606-1608