SEGHERS, Daniel
(b. 1590, Antwerpen, d. 1661, Antwerpen)

Biography

Flemish painter, pupil of Jan Brueghel the Elder in Antwerp. He became free master of the Antwerp Guild of Painters in 1614, while at the same time joining the Jesuit Order as a lay brother. He made numerous trips abroad, including Rome. He painted for Prince Frederick Hendrick of Nassau and the Elector of Brandenburg.