Frans Francken III

A Young Lady and a Cavalier Holding a Letter

Frans Francken III (1607–1667) was a Flemish Baroque painter and well known member of the Francken family.

Biography

Francken was born and died in Antwerp. According to the RKD he was the son of Frans Francken II and Elisabeth Placquet and became a master in the Antwerp Guild of St. Luke in 1639.^[1] He is known for genre works and portraits, and painted staffage in the works of Pieter Neeffs I and his son Pieter Neeffs II.^[1] He became the teacher of Carstian Luyckx, and Jan Baptist Segaert.^[1]

Family tree

Francken family tree

Nicolaes Francken 1515–1596

Hieronymus Francken I 1540–1610

Frans Francken I 1542–1616

Ambrosius Francken I 1544–1618

(Cornelius Francken)

Isabella Francken

Thomas Francken 1574–1625

Hieronymus Francken II 1578–1623

Frans Francken II 1581–1642

Ambrosius Francken II 1590–1632

Hans Francken 1581–after 1610

Frans Francken III 1607–1667

Hieronymus Francken III 1611–after 1661

Ambrosius Francken III 1614–1662

Constantijn Francken 1661–1717

Notes:

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References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Frans Francken (III) in the RKD

Further Reading

Liedtke , Walter A. (1984). Flemish paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. ISBN 0870993569. (see index).

External Links

Frans Francken III on Artnet