VERHAGHEN, Pieter Jozef
(b. 1728, Aarschot, d. 1811, Leuven)

Biography

Flemish decorative painter who continued in the 18th century the historical painting in the 17th-century style. He remained faithful to Rubens's conception of art down to the 19th century. His main works are the Feast of Belshazzar (Musées Royaux, Brussels) and the Presentation in the Temple (Ghent Museum, 1767).