Martin Ryckaert

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Martin Ryckaert, also Maerten or Marten Rijkaert (baptised December 8, 1587 – died October 11, 1631) was a Flemish Baroque painter. A member of the Ryckaert family of artists, Martin was the son of David Ryckaert I, the younger brother of David Ryckaert II, and the uncle of David Ryckaert III.

Born and raised in Antwerp, Martin was a pupil of Tobias Verhaecht (or Verhaeght), who also taught Peter Paul Rubens. Martin Ryckaert traveled to Italy and then became a member of the Antwerp Guild of St. Luke (1611). He conducted his professional career in his native city and died there in 1631. His work was characterized by rocky forest landscapes, often with waterfalls, ruins, and architecture, in what was then regarded as, and called, the "Italian manner." Due to a birth defect, he had only one arm. He was reportedly a close friend of Anthony Van Dyck, who painted his portrait (one of Van Dyck's portrait series "Centum Icones").