Gillis van Valckenborch
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Gillis van Valckenborch was a Flemish Baroque painter.
, the brother of the painter Frederik van Valckenborch, and the nephew of the painter Lucas van Valckenborch
. He travelled to Rome in 1591-1592 and returned to Frankfurt, where he became the teacher of Hendrik van der Borcht the elder
. Like the rest of his family, he is known for landscapes, but was also proficient at figures.
Biography
According to the RKD he was the son of the painter Marten van ValckenborchMarten van Valckenborch
Marten van Valckenborch , was a Flemish Renaissance painter.-Biography:According to Karel van Mander he learned to paint landscapes in Mechelen, which was known as a center for oil and water-colours and especially landscape painting...
, the brother of the painter Frederik van Valckenborch, and the nephew of the painter Lucas van Valckenborch
Lucas van Valckenborch
Lucas van Valkenborch was a member of a family of Flemish Renaissance landscape and genre painters.-Biography:...
. He travelled to Rome in 1591-1592 and returned to Frankfurt, where he became the teacher of Hendrik van der Borcht the elder
Hendrik van der Borcht the elder
Hendrik van der Borcht the Elder was a Flemish engraver and still life painter of flowers and fruit, who was mainly active in Germany....
. Like the rest of his family, he is known for landscapes, but was also proficient at figures.