Norbert van Bloemen

Norbert van Bloemen, called Cefalus or Cephalos[1] (1670, Antwerp – 1746, Amsterdam), was a Flemish painter and draughtsman who worked mainly in Italy and the Dutch Republic.

[2][3] Norbert van Bloemen was born in Antwerp as the younger brother of Pieter and Jan Frans.

By 1724, Norbert had left Rome where only his brother Jan Frans remained since Pieter had returned to his native Antwerp in 1694.

[2] Norbert van Bloemen mainly painted genre scenes and Italianizing landscapes, which stylistically are close to those of his older brother Pieter who was also his teacher.

[7][8] Norbert never seems to have been able to achieve the same level of success as his prolific brothers Pieter and Jan Frans whose works were highly prized during their lifetime and can now be found in prestigious international collections.