Hendrick van Balen (c. 1573-1575  –  1632),

• Was a Flemish Baroque painter and stained glass designer.
• Hendrick van Balen specialised in small cabinet pictures often painted on a copper support.
• His favourite themes were mythological and allegorical scenes and, to a lesser extent, religious subjects.
• The artist played an important role in the renewal of Flemish painting in the early 17th century and was one of the teachers of Anthony van Dyck.
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