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Matthijs Balen

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Pen and brown wash drawing of a standing woman gesturing at a cockatoo in a cage beside a seated woman holding a small dog.

Twee vrouwen met een kaketoe en een hondje die ruziën

1694

Brown wash drawing of a classical landscape with columns, robed figures by a river, a castle, and a rocky cliff.

Mozes wordt gevonden

1694

Brown ink and wash drawing of a farmhouse by a canal, with a fisherman, tall trees and a cloudy sky.

Gezicht op een huis aan het water

1752

Brown wash drawing of a river landscape with tall trees, a cliff, a horse-drawn cart, and a distant building.

Rivierlandschap met gebouw, een huifkar en enkele figuren

1694

Brown wash drawing of a river landscape with tall trees, a shepherd with goats, classical buildings and distant hills.

Rivierlandschap met gebouwen en herders met geiten

1694

Brown wash drawing of a river landscape with a building, a boatman in a small boat, trees, and a rocky cliff.

Rivierlandschap met gebouw, een bootje en twee figuren

1694

Brown wash drawing of a country house beside a river, with a tall tree, arched bridge, small boat and distant hills.

Rivierlandschap met gebouw

1694

Sepia drawing of a winged angel gesturing to a seated woman beside a stone wall and a water jug.

Engel en een vrouw, mogelijk Hagar

1694

Pen and brown ink drawing of a hilly landscape with two small figures and a round tower at the right edge.

Vergezicht met twee figuren

1694

Drawing of a seated man and a standing woman beside a stone well under a large tree, with a jug and distant town.

Christus en de Samaritaanse vrouw

1706

Grey wash drawing of a young man pulling away from a reclining nude woman who holds his cloak, with draped curtains behind.

Jozef en de vrouw van Potifar

1728

Grey wash drawing of an interior court with a seated judge under an arch, guards with staves, and a crowd around a bare-chest

Geseling van Christus voor Pontius Pilatus

1694

Grey wash drawing of a robed figure pointing to kneeling men beside rocks, with a large tree on the left.

Christus wekt de discipelen op de Olijfberg

1694

Grey wash drawing of Orpheus with a lyre at a tree trunk, threatened by raised-staff female figures in a forest.

Dood van Orpheus

1730

Pen and grey wash drawing of a bearded old man with a staff speaking to a kneeling woman beside a jug in a wooded landscape.

Elia en de weduwe van Sarefat

1729

Grey wash drawing of a seated woman with a bowl, a pointing child, an elderly woman with cane, and a thatched hut.

Bespotting van Ceres

1694

Grey wash drawing of Christ seated by a well speaking with a Samaritan woman holding a jug, with a city behind.

Christus en de Samaritaanse vrouw

1694

Grey wash drawing of mourners lowering a body onto a stone slab in a cave, with a kneeling woman and an urn in the foreground

Graflegging

1729

Grey wash drawing of three satyr-like figures resting beneath a draped canopy in a wooded landscape with clouds.

Saters

1694

Grey wash drawing of a radiant nude male figure with a sunburst halo beside a draped woman with a staff, before a rocky archw

Apollo en een figuur

1694

Grey wash drawing of a satyr gesturing to peasants seated at a table in a rustic interior with a barrel.

Fabel van de sater en de boer

1694

Grey wash drawing of Bacchus offering a cup to a crowned Ariadne beneath a tree, with a satyr and nymphs nearby.

Bacchus en Ariadne

1694

Grey wash drawing of a wooded river landscape with a seated shepherd, a cow, a dog, and a reclining figure with a pipe.

Mercurius fluit Argus in slaap

1694

Grey wash drawing of a forest clearing with tall trees and a small figure holding a spear in the foreground.

Bos met Cephalus en Procris

1731

Grey wash drawing of an elderly man welcoming three seated guests at an outdoor table under a tree, with a woman in a tent do

Abraham ontvangt de drie engelen

1694

Grey wash drawing of a kneeling bearded man reaching toward an angel in clouds, with trees and landscape at right.

Christus in Getsemane

1694

Grey wash drawing of four artists sketching a nude figure in a studio lit by a window, with plaster casts in an arched niche.

Tekenschool met vier kunstenaars die een sculptuur natekenen

1694

Grey wash drawing of soldiers with lantern and spears arresting a man as another embraces him beneath a tree at night.

Judaskus en gevangenneming van Christus

1694

Grey wash allegory of a drawing school with seated draughtsmen, sculptures, a flying trumpeter and a winged figure drawing ba

Allegorie op de tekenschool

1694

Grey wash drawing of a reclining woman with a painter's palette beside a laurel-crowned woman near a column in a wooded lands

Roem steunt de vermoeide Schilderkunst

1723

Ink and wash drawing of soldiers meeting by a river, a kneeling man placing a crown on the ground, and an elephant with howda

Ontmoeting tussen twee legers met koningen, één koning buigt en legt zijn kroon neer voor de ander

1694

Grey wash drawing of a winged angel pointing at a bearded seated man beside a jug and bread in a forest.

Elia en de engel

1729

Grey wash drawing of classical women in an arcaded interior, one holding a mirror and another a sword, with a kneeling man of

Achilles herkend door de dochters van Lycomedes

1694

Grey wash drawing of a turreted castle by water, with a fisherman in a boat, a tree, and distant hills.

Kasteel aan het water

1694

Grey wash drawing of a man in a feathered turban holding a cloth to his head in a columned hall with an arch.

Man met tulband en zakdoek in een hal

1694

Pen and grey wash drawing of two men in a studio discussing a sketch on the wall, with an easel in an arched niche.

Twee mannen bespreken een schilderij

1694

Pen and grey wash drawing of Apollo speaking to Vulcan beside an anvil in a vaulted forge interior.

Apollo brengt Vulcanus op de hoogte van het overspel van Venus met Mars

1694

Brown wash drawing of a pond landscape where peasants turn into frogs while a woman with children raises her arm.

Latona verandert de Lycische boeren in kikkers

1694

Pen and wash drawing of a reclining nude nymph, a figure in drapery, cherubs and an eagle in a wooded landscape.

Jupiter, vermomd als Diana, verleidt de nimf Callisto

1694

Pen and grey wash drawing of a country house by water, with two fishermen in a rowboat in the foreground and trees at left.

Huis aan het water met op de voorgrond twee vissers

1694

Grey wash drawing of two shepherds beside a stone ruin, with sheep resting in a meadow under trees.

Herders met schapen

1694

Grey wash drawing of a river landscape with a small building, two figures, a tall tree and rocky cliffs under a cloudy sky.

Rivierlandschap met gebouw en twee figuren

1752

Pen and wash drawing of a chained nude woman on a rock, a helmeted man pointing at a sea monster, and kneeling figures on a s

Andromeda en Perseus

1694

Grey wash drawing of a sick woman in bed, a woman holding up a flask, and a servant gesturing near an arched doorway.

Arts en zieke vrouw, met mogelijk een bediende

1694

Grey wash drawing of a country house with an ornamental pond, swans, sculpture, and a tree-lined garden path.

Landhuis met vijver

1694

Grey wash drawing of Neptune with a trident chasing a nude woman along a rocky shore.

Neptunus en mogelijk Coronis

1694

Grey wash drawing of a reclining woman with a book and globe, gesturing to a flying male figure beneath a tree.

Waarheid en Leugen

1728

Grey wash drawing of a seated goddess on clouds, a bearded man gesturing toward a cow, and a peacock at left.

Juno vertrouwt Io toe aan Argus

1694

Grey wash drawing of a nude man beside a fallen deer with an arrow under a large tree in a hilly landscape.

Man en een met pijl gedood hert

1694

Grey wash drawing of the Last Supper with a haloed figure at a long table, disciples on benches, and a hanging chandelier.

Laatste avondmaal

1694

Grey wash drawing of a church tower behind village houses, a fence and gatehouse in the foreground, and trees at the sides.

Gezicht op de kerktoren van Heukelum

1764

Red chalk drawing of a bacchanal with a flute player, intertwined nude revelers, a reclining figure and a classical urn.

Bacchanaal

1694

Grey wash drawing of two women in an interior, with a winged figure in the clouds pointing toward ships at sea.

Aeneas en Dido, Mercurius waarschuwt Aeneas

1694

Grey wash drawing of Christ before Caiaphas, with torch-bearing guards and a high priest on a platform in an arched hall.

Christus voor Kajafas

1694

Pen and brown ink landscape drawing with rocks, a tall tree on the left, buildings among shrubs on the right.

Landschap

1694

Grey wash landscape with a tower by water, large trees on the right, and two figures with birds and a dog in the foreground.

Landschap met water, een toren, twee figuren waarvan één een rek met vogels draagt en een hond

1694

Grey wash drawing of a bearded seated man under a tree, gesturing toward a distant city with church spires.

Jona onder de wonderboom

1694

Red chalk drawing of a sleeping nymph with a satyr peering over her, an oil lamp beside her, in a wooded setting.

Sater en slapende nimf

1694

Red chalk drawing of a sleeping child in a cap, head resting on its arm, with hands sketched below.

Slapend kind met muts

1694

Red chalk drawing of a landscape with a ruined tower, rocky cliff, trees and a stream winding toward distant hills.

Landschap met ruïne en water

1694

Red chalk study of two hands clasped together with a cuff at the wrist, on cream paper.

Studie van twee in elkaar geslagen handen

1694

Grey wash drawing of a servant with a tray, a seated beggar gesturing, two dogs, and an arched doorway beside a tree.

Lazarus bedelt voor het huis van de rijke man

1694

Grey wash drawing of Apollo with a lyre and Pan with pipes before a crowned Midas and attendants in a cloudy landscape.

Apollo en Pan en het oordeel van Midas

1694

Pen and grey wash drawing of a standing woman pointing to clouds, with two seated sea figures beside rocks and a waterfall.

Juno beklaagt zich bij Thetis en Oceanus

1694