Maria Schalcken (1645/50–before 1700)

• Was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
• She was born in Dordrecht, the daughter of the rector of the school there.

• She was the younger sister of the painter Godfried Schalcken.

• Maria was a pupil of Godfried.

• She is thought to have begun her studies around 1665, but gave up the practice in 1682 upon marriage to the merchant Severijn van Bracht.

• According to the Nederlands Instituut voor Kunstgeschiedenis (RKD) she is known for genre works.

• Her self-portrait was attributed to her brother until it was cleaned in the 20th century and her full signature appeared.

• There is one other known work by her hand entitled Boy Offering Grapes to a Woman which resides in the Leiden Collection.

• She died in Dordrecht around 1700.

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