Hieronymus Francken III

Carrying the Cross, 1650s

Hieronymus Francken III (1611, Antwerp 1671, Antwerp), was a Flemish Baroque painter and a well known member of the Francken family of artists.

Life

He was the son of Frans Francken II and Elisabeth Placquet and painted in the family tradition of religious works and historical allegories.[1] He was the father of Constantijn Francken but he died before he could teach him to paint.[2]

Family tree

References

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