Pieter Balten (1527 - 1584)
1527Antwerp, Belgium1584Antwerp, BelgiumBelgium
Pieter Balten
Pieter Balten or Pieter Custodis was a Flemish Renaissance painter, etcher, draftsman, publisher, and poet. He was a member of the Guild of St. Luke in Antwerp.
Pieter Balten is considered one of the pioneers of realistic depictions of village life, often comic. He also painted religious compositions, landscapes and painted tronies - portraits with comic and even caricatured facial images.
Date and place of birt: | 1527, Antwerp, Belgium |
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Date and place of death: | 1584, Antwerp, Belgium |
Nationality: | Belgium |
Period of activity: | XVI century |
Specialization: | Artist, Draftsman, Engraver, Painter, Poet |
Art school / group: | Guild of Saint Luke |
Genre: | Genre art, Landscape painting, Portrait, Religious genre |
Art style: | Northern Renaissance, Renaissance |