List of Famous people named Mayken

Similar names: Mekenna, Maiken, Makino. Here are some famous Maykens:

Mayken Verhulst

First Name Mayken
Born on January 1, 1518
Died on January 1, 1599 (aged 81)

Mayken Verhulst, also known as Marie Bessemers, was a sixteenth-century miniature, tempera and watercolor painter, identified by Lodovico Guicciardini in 1567 as one of the four most important female artists in the Low Countries. She was actively engaged in the workshop of her husband, Pieter Coecke van Aelst, posthumously publishing his works. While she is recognized as an exceptionally skilled artist, little is known about her works or life as there are few surviving attributable sources of information.

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Mayken Coecke

First Name Mayken
Born on November 30, 1544
Died on November 30, 1577 (aged 33)

Mayken Coecke or Maria Coecke was the daughter of Pieter Coecke van Aelst and Mayken Verhulst. Mayken married Pieter Bruegel the Elder in 1563. Bruegel was apprenticed to Pieter Coecke van Aelst, a leading Antwerp artist who had relocated to Brussels.

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