Gertruida van Veen (June 4, 1602 – June 30, 1643) was a painter from the

Southern Netherlands The Southern Netherlands, also called the Catholic Netherlands, were the parts of the Low Countries belonging to the Holy Roman Empire which were at first largely controlled by Habsburg Spain (Spanish Netherlands, 1556–1714) and later by the A ...

. She was born in Antwerp as the daughter of the painter

Otto van Veen Otto van Veen, also known by his Latinized name Otto Venius or Octavius Vaenius (1556 – 6 May 1629), was a painter, draughtsman, and humanist active primarily in Antwerp and Brussels in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. He is known for ...

. She is best known for her portrait of her father, which is held in the Brussels Museum. Her own portrait was engraved by

Lucas Vorsterman Lucas Vorsterman (1595–1675) was a Baroque engraver. He worked with the artists Peter Paul Rubens and Anthony van Dyck, as well as for patrons such as Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel and Charles I of England. Biography Vorsterman wa ...

. She married Ludovicus Malo and is buried in the St. James' Church, Antwerp.Geertrudis van Veen
in the

Liggeren The Liggeren refers to the archives of the Antwerp Guild of St. Luke. This important archive is used as a source of biographical information on Flemish artists. For instance, it contained the names of all the harpsichord makers in Antwerp. It als ...

File:Gertruida van Veen - Portrait of the painter Otto van Veen.jpg, Portrait of the artist's father, circa 1617-1629

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Veen, Gertruida van 1602 births 1643 deaths Artists from Antwerp Belgian women painters 17th-century painters