Magdalena van den Hecken


Magdalena van den Hecken was a Dutch Golden Age flower painter from the Northern Netherlands.

Biography

Early life

Van den Hecken may have been born in Antwerp. She is the daughter of the painter Samuel van den Hecken and moved with her family to Amsterdam.

Education

Magadalena joined the Guild of Saint Luke in 1917 as a master painter.

Paintings

Magdalena mostly painted flowers, which were in the medium of oil paint. She also painted in insects and animals.

Legacy

All of Magdalena's works are located at the Fitzwilliam Museum, in Cambridge.