Balthasar Lauwers

Portrait of Balthasar Lauwers by Jan l'Admiral
Wooded landscape with a floral garden and a castle

Balthasar Lauwers, known in Italy as Baldassare Lauri or Baldassare Lauro[1][2] (Antwerp, baptized on 18 April 1578 - Rome, 4 August 1645) was a Flemish landscape painter who, after initially training in Antwerp, had a successful career in Italy where he worked for an elite clientele.[3][4] As he was mainly active as a fresco painter in private residences, not many of his works have been preserved.

  1. ^ Gemälde: Beschreibendes Verzeichniss, Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien. Gemäldegalerie Selbstverlag der Direction, 1882, p.184 (in German)
  2. ^ Also referred to as: Balten Lauwers, Balthasar Lawers and Baltassare Lauri
  3. ^ Balthasar Lauwers at the Netherlands Institute for Art History (in Dutch)
  4. ^ Filippo Baldinucci, Domenico Maria Manni, Opere di Filippo Baldinucci: Notizie de'professori del disegno da Cimabue in qua, Società tipografica de'Classici italiani, 1812, p. 288-289 (in Italian)