Pieter de Valck

de Valck (1584–1625) was a Dutch Golden Age painter.

According to Houbraken, he was the son of a silversmith who learned to paint from Abraham Bloemaert (according to Joh.

[1] He travelled to Italy and on his return became a respected court painter in Leeuwarden and had two sons who he taught to paint and who also travelled to Italy.

[1] They were taken captive in Genoa and sold as slaves on the Barbary coast, never to return.

[1] He himself continued to paint for the Leeuwarden court and was known for portraits, landscapes, and historical allegories.