Balthasar Beschey (1708 - 1776)
1708-11-20Antwerp, Belgium1776-XX-XXAntwerp, BelgiumBelgium, Flanders
Balthasar Beschey
Balthasar Beschey was a Flemish painter, draughtsman and decorative painter of interiors. He started his career as landscape painter but later on switched to history and portrait painting. Balthasar Beschey painted single as well as group portraits. He also produced a number of genre paintings. He often followed and even copied the work of Rubens and van Dyck in his history paintings and that of Jan Brueghel the Elder in his landscapes. He played a prominent role in the development of the Academy of Arts in Antwerp and as a teacher. Beschey is sometimes recognized for his signature style of using a checkered floor.Date and place of birt: | 20 november 1708, Antwerp, Belgium |
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Date and place of death: | 1776, Antwerp, Belgium |
Nationality: | Belgium, Flanders |
Period of activity: | XVIII century |
Specialization: | Artist, Decorator, Draftsman, Graphic artist, Historian, Landscape painter, Painter, Portraitist |
Genre: | History painting, Landscape painting, Portrait, Religious genre, Self-portrait |
Art style: | Realism |
Technique: | Oil, Oil on canvas, Oil on panel |