Hendrick de Clerck

Hendrick de Clerck (c. 1560 – 27 August 1630) was a Flemish painter active in Brussels during the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries.

Stylistically he belongs to the late Mannerist generation of artists preceding Peter Paul Rubens and the Flemish Baroque, and his paintings are very similar to his contemporary Marten de Vos.

[1] His somewhat outmoded tendencies are also reflected in his frequent use of the triptych format that had been popular with late Medieval and northern Renaissance artists.

[2] De Clerck also specialized in small cabinet paintings depicting biblical, allegorical and mythological subjects, which were collected by Brussels' aristocratic patrons.

[3] Frequently he painted the figures, while collaborating with other artists, such as Jan Brueghel the Elder and Denijs van Alsloot, for the landscapes and other features.

Hendrick de Clerck presumed self-portrait as John the Apostle
Hendrick De Clerck, The Judgement of Midas , c. 1600. Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum.
Hendrick De Clerck, The Adoration of the Magi , 1629. Anderlecht, Church of Saint Guido and Saint Peter.
Hendrick De Clerck and Jan Brueghel the Elder , Abundance and the Four Elements , 1606. Madrid, Museo Nacional del Prado.
Hendrick De Clerck, Lucretia , c. 1610. Private collection.