Historical FigureMale
Hieronymus Francken I
died 1610
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryHieronymus Francken I or Hieronymus Francken the Elder was a Flemish painter and an important member of the Francken family of artists. After training in Antwerp, he was mainly active in France, where he became court painter at the French court. His compositions with elegant groups of dancing figures, musicians and courtiers anticipate the development of this genre in the 17th century.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
January 1, 1540
Herentals
Date of death
May 1, 1610
Paris
Citizenship
Habsburg Netherlands
Occupations & fields
paintervisual artist
- Field and occupation
- renesanční malíř (1540-1610)
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