(b Antwerp, ?1560; d Brussels, 23 Nov 1632). Flemish painter, architect, antiquarian, numismatist, engineer and economist. In 1573 he became a pupil of the painter Marten de Vos in Antwerp; in 1579 he stayed briefly in Paris, returning to Antwerp and travelling thence to Italy. He settled in Naples, where he is mentioned in a document dated 5 October 1580. There he first worked under contract with the Flemish painter and art dealer Cornelis de Smet, then in 1591 for another compatriot, the painter Jacob Francart the elder (before 1551–1601). In 1597 he established himself in Rome. After the death of his first wife he married Susanna Francart, daughter of Jaques Francart and sister of the architect Jacob Francart the younger, who was also living in Rome.

• Cobergher, Wenceslas
  • Francart, Jacques
  • Vos, Marten de, §1: Life
  • collaboration
    • Clerck, Hendrik de
    • Loon, Theodoor van
  • patrons and collectors
    • Habsburg, §I: (15) Isabella Clara Eugenia, Archduchess of Austria
  • works
    • Belgium, §II, 3(i): Architecture, 1550–c 1700
    • Belgium, §XII, 3: Patronage, 17th century