Education
Van den Hoecke, who studied under Juliaan Teniers, became a master in the Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke in 1603.
Van den Hoecke, who studied under Juliaan Teniers, became a master in the Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke in 1603.
His early works continue Mannerist tendencies that were still popular at the beginning of the seventeenth century, but later the influences of Peter Paul Rubens and Caravaggism are noticeable in his paintings. Recently the painting "Kruisafname" was offered for sale via the art reseller Kunstkringloop. With an asking price of 12,000 the painting is the most expensive painting ever to be offered for sale online in the Netherlands.
Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke.