Frans Francken I

1542 — 1616

Flemish painter (1542–1616)

Frans Francken I or Frans Francken the Elder (1542–1616) was a Flemish painter who was one of the principal painters in Antwerp during the Counter-Reformation. He is mainly known for his large altarpieces and allegorical paintings. He was a member of the Francken dynasty of painters that played an important role in the Antwerp art scene in the late 16th century and the 17th century.

article Wikipedia map Map

Works

Sort by:

Include works without image

Frans Francken I

Works

Anbetung der Könige

Christian deeds of mercy (Matthew 25:35-36)

L'histoire de Tobias

Lamentation of Christ

Moses and the Israelites with the coffin of Joseph on the shore, while Pharaoh's army drowns in the Red Sea (Exodus 14: 22-31)

Party Scene

Philip of Asturias, later Philip III of Spain

The Adoration of the Magi

The Road To Calvary

The wedding-party; in the background Lot and his daughters

Allegory: the Ship of State

Holy Trinity (Throne of Grace)

Last Supper

The Life of Christ and the Virgin

Christ collapsing under the cross on his way to Golgotha

The Wedding Dance

The triumph of Bacchus

Israeliten nach dem Roten Meer

The parable of the prodigal son (Luke 15:11-32)

An Allegory

Herod's Feast

Landscape with a Picnic Party

The Adoration of the Shepherds

The Annunciation

The Crucifixion

The meeting of David and Abigail, who kneels before him and brings him supplies for his men (1 Samuel 25:23)

The parabel of the seven foolish and the seven wise virgins

The wedding at Cana (John 21:1-11)

Thomas touching or stretching out his hands to touch the wound in Christ's side, sometimes Christ leading Thomas' hand; in the background death of Thomas

Triumph of Neptune and Amphitrite

Vierge allaitant