Robert van den Hoecke, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetRobert van den Hoecke
Flemish painter
Date of Birth: 30-Nov-1622
Place of Birth: Antwerp, Flemish Region, Belgium
Date of Death: 01-Jan-1668
Profession: painter
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Robert van den Hoecke
- Robert van den Hoecke (30 November 1622 in Antwerp – 1668 in Bergues-Saint-Winoc) was a Flemish painter, engraver and architect.
- He is principally known for his panoramic battle scenes as well as his landscape paintings.
- A single still life by his hand is known.After training and starting his career in Antwerp, the artist moved to Brussels where he entered into the service of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria, the governor of the Habsburg Netherlands.
- Following his appointment by the Archduke to the position of CĂ´ntroleur des fortifications pour le service de sa Maj.
- en Flandre (Controller of fortifications in the service of his Majesty in Flanders) he lived from 1661 until his death in 1668 in Bergues-Saint-Winoc.
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