Ignatius van der Beken[1] (11 December 1689, Antwerp - 7 June 1774, Antwerp), was a Flemish genre, portrait and still life painter. He was a court painter of Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine.[2]
He became an apprentice in the Guild of St. Luke of Antwerp in the Guild year 1700-1701 as a pupil of Willem van Herp the Younger.[3] He resided in Düsseldorf from 1712 to 1716 where he was a court painter of Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine.[2]
He returned to Antwerp where he registered again as a master in the Guild of St. Luke in the guild year 1716–1717. Between 1722 and 1749 he served seven times as the dean of the Guild.[3] He is recorded in 1733 in Mainz as he portrayed the Prince-Bishop and Elector Philipp Karl von Eltz-Kempenich and other dignitaries. He was married to Geertrudis Elisabeth Meusses.[2]
He was the master of Clemens-Augustinus Everaerts and Guiglielmus Vasel.[2]
Van der Beken painted mainly genre scenes and merry companies as well as still lifes. He is also documented as having worked as a portrait painter but these works have been lost. He is known for several genre groups (four examples in the National Gallery of Denmark, Copenhagen).[2] These are executed in a limited palette and muted colors.[4]
