Gertruida van Veen explained

Gertruida van Veen
Birth Date:4 June 1602
Birth Place:Antwerp
Death Place:Antwerp
Nationality:Southern Netherlands

Gertruida van Veen (June 4, 1602 – June 30, 1643) was a painter from the Southern Netherlands.

She was born in Antwerp as the daughter of the painter Otto van Veen. She is best known for her portrait of her father, which is held in the Brussels Museum.[1] Her own portrait was engraved by Lucas Vorsterman.[2] She married Ludovicus Malo and is buried in the St. James' Church, Antwerp.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Gertruida van Veen (1602-1643) in the RKD
  2. http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.192453 Engraving record
  3. https://books.google.com/books?id=SF4QAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA375 Geertrudis van Veen