Daniël de Blieck

The building of the minting machines was not without problems, and de Blieck made a number of trips to Antwerp, Rotterdam and The Hague as supervisor for repairs and parts.

[3] Daniël de Blieck principally painted architectural studies but is also known for some portraits.

[8] Daniël de Blieck painted in 1663 a history scene representing Alexander Slaying Cleitus.

A rare example of a Dutch history painting at a time when mythological and genre scenes and landscapes were much more popular.

The central story of the brutal murder by Alexander the Great of his General, Cleitus, is made secondary to the sweeping arches and soaring colonnades of this architectural fantasy.