Christiaen van Couwenbergh

His father Gillis was a silversmith, engraver, and art dealer from Mechelen.

[1] Christiaen learned to paint from Johan van Nes,[2] and then entered the Guild of St. Luke in Delft in 1627.

After his return, he settled in The Hague where he joined the Confrerie Pictura in 1647 and became deacon in 1649.

[1] He specialized in large historical allegories as wall decorations, often with life-sized nudes.

Queen Christina of Sweden purchased a series of tapestries designed by him.