Catharina Ykens
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Flower garland with landscape
Catharina Ykens II (born 1659) was a Flemish still life painter.
She was born in Antwerp in 1659, the daughter of Johannes Ykens and the sister of Peter Ykens, both painters.[1] She apprenticed under her father and joined the Antwerp Guild in 1688.[2] She became a Beguine and composed oil paintings.[3] Her works often combined religious scenes with garlands of flowers.[4]
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
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