Catarina Ykens (born 1659) was a Flemish

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painter. She was born in

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into a family of painters as the daughter of Johannes Ykens and his second wife Barbara Brekevelt. She was the sister of

Peter Ykens Peter Ykens (1648 – 1695), was a Flemish painter mainly known for his history paintings and portraits. He regularly collaborated with specialist still painters and landscape artists for whose works he provided the staffage.< ...

.Catarina Ykens
in the

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She apprenticed under her father and joined the Antwerp Guild in 1688. She became a

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and composed oil paintings. Her works often combined religious scenes with garlands of flowers.

Selected works

*''A swag of fruit hanging in a niche, with butterflies, beetles and a snail'' *''Madonna and child encompassed by a garland of flowers'' *''Flowers in a glass vase with a dragonfly on a ledge'' *''Portrait of a gentleman in armour surrounded by festoons of fruit and flowers'' *''Still life with flowers in copper vase and in basket''

References

1659 births Flemish women painters Flemish Baroque painters Flemish still life painters Artists from Antwerp Year of death missing 17th-century women artists {{Flemish-painter-stub