16^th - 17^th Century Flemish

Painter of history and religious works, battle and hunting scenes, figures, animated landscapes and landscapes.

Though he travelled to Italy in 1591, this disciple of Adam van Noort remained loyal to easel painting and Flemish scenes in most of his compositions.

In 1600 he joined the Guild of Saint Luke of Antwerp, and enlisted in the city’s militia where he rose to the rank of captain. Taken together with the fact that Van Dyck made a print of his portrait, we could surmise that he held a prominent position in the city.

He often collaborated with his son Jan Baptiste and with other artists, including Pieter Neeffs and Joos de Momper.

His reputation rests primarily on his battle scenes, and even though he sometimes represented historical events, they mostly consisted of fictional renderings of military battles. Particularly worth noting is his treatment of landscape and of horses, and he is widely considered a pioneer in the depiction of cavalry combats.