Magdalena van den Hecken

Magdalena van den Hecken
Born 1615
Antwerp
Died after 1635
Amsterdam
Nationality Dutch Republic
Known for Painting
Movement Dutch Golden Age

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

Van den Hecken was born in Antwerp as the daughter of the painter Samuel van den Hecken and moved with her family to Amsterdam.[1] Her brother Abraham specialized in figure painting while she specialized in flowers, which were in the medium of oil paint[2]. Her work is in the Fitzwilliam Museum.

References

  1. Magdalena van den Hecken in the RKD
  2. "Discover painter, artist's daughter Magdalena van der Hecken". rkd.nl. Retrieved 2018-03-10.


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