Catarina Ykens II, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Catarina Ykens II

Flemish Baroque painter

Date of Birth: 24-Feb-1659

Place of Birth: Antwerp, Flemish Region, Belgium

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1737

Profession: painter

Nationality: Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Catarina Ykens (born 1659) was a Flemish still life painter. She was born in Antwerp into a family of painters as the daughter of Johannes Ykens and his second wife Barbara Brekevelt.
She was the sister of Peter Ykens.
She apprenticed under her father and joined the Antwerp Guild in 1688.
She became a Beguine and composed oil paintings.
Her works often combined religious scenes with garlands of flowers.