Hieronymus Francken III

Carrying the Cross, 1650s

Hieronymus Francken III (1611, Antwerp – 1671, Antwerp), was a Flemish Baroque painter and a well known member of the Francken family of artists.

Life

He was the son of Frans Francken II and Elisabeth Placquet and painted in the family tradition of religious works and historical allegories.^[1] He was the father of Constantijn Francken but he died before he could teach him to paint.^[2]

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

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References

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↑ Hieronymus Francken in the RKD
↑ Constantijn Francken in the RKD