Marten van Valckenborch

Landscape with Road to Emmaus appearance

Marten van Valckenborch (1535, Leuven – 1612, Frankfurt), was a Flemish Renaissance painter.

Biography

According to Karel van Mander he learned to paint landscapes in Mechelen, which was known as a center for oil and water-colours and especially landscape painting.^[1] At the time of the Beeldenstorm in 1566 he left town with Lucas van Valckenborch and they made a trip from Luik to Aachen along the Meuse (river), painting river valley views.^[1] When William the Silent turned against the Spanish, they returned to the Netherlands, where they made many small clever pieces that sold well. Marten then moved to Frankfurt, where he later had sons who also became good painters.^[1]

According to the RKD he was the father of the painters Frederik and Gillis van Valckenborch, and the uncle of Lucas van Valckenborch (though they were close in age).^[2] He was registered in Antwerp in 1565, Aachen in 1566-1573, back in Antwerp in the years 1584-1585, and Frankfurt from 1586 onwards.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} (Dutch) Marten van Valckenborch in Karel van Mander's Schilder-boeck, 1604, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
2. ^ ^{a b} Marten van Valckenborch in the RKD

• Marten van Valckenborch on Artnet

Persondata
Name	Van Valckenborch, Marten
Alternative names
Short description	painter
Date of birth	1535
Place of birth	Leuven
Date of death	1612
Place of death	Frankfurt