Background
Pieter Verbruggen was a son of Pieter Verbrugghen I. He probably received his training from his father.
Pieter Verbruggen was a son of Pieter Verbrugghen I. He probably received his training from his father.
After completing his training, he travelled to Rome in 1674. He joined on 3 January 1675 the Bentvueghels, an association of mainly Dutch and Flemish artists working in Rome, where he took the nickname (referred to as ‘bent name’) "Ballon" (Dutch for ‘’balloon). He was admitted to the Bentvueghels at the same time as Abraham Genoels and François Moens.
Pieter returned to Antwerp in 1677 where he worked as an engraver.
He was admitted as a master of the Guild of Saint Luke of Antwerp in 1680 but remained in his father’s workshop as a collaborator. He became dean of the Guild in 1691.
Joannes Boecksent was his pupil.
Bentvueghels; Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke.