Magdalena van den Hecken

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In this Dutch name, the surname is van den Hecken, not Hecken.
Magdalena van den Hecken
Magdalena van den Hecken - Flowers in a Glass Vase CAM CCF PD 639 1973.jpg
Born1615
Antwerp
Diedafter 1635
Amsterdam
NationalityDutch Republic
Known forPainting
MovementDutch Golden Age

Magdalena van den Hecken (1615, possibly in Antwerp – after 1635) was a Dutch Golden Age flower painter from the Northern Netherlands.

Biography[]

Early life[]

Van den Hecken may have been born in Antwerp. She is the daughter of the painter Samuel van den Hecken and moved with her family to Amsterdam.[1]

Education[]

Magadalena's father joined the Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke in 1617 as a master painter.[1]

Paintings[]

Magdalena mostly painted flowers, which were in the medium of oil paint.[2] She also painted in insects and animals.[3]

Legacy[]

Several of Magdalena's works are located at the Fitzwilliam Museum, in Cambridge,[1] two in the Kunsthaus Zürich.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Hecken, Magdalena van den (? -?)". Huygens Institute for the History of the Netherlands. 13 January 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Discover painter, artist's daughter Magdalena van der Hecken". Netherlands Institute for Art History. Retrieved 2018-03-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Chauvy, Lawrence (7 September 2015). "Still lifes and golden reflections at the Kunsthaus". Le Temps. Retrieved 10 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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