tobias verhaecht was a flemish painter primarily of landscapes. his style was indebted to the mannerist world landscape developed by artists like joachim patinir and pieter bruegel the elder. he was the first teacher of pieter paul rubens. tobias verhaecht was born in antwerp as the son of cornelis van haecht. his father must also have been an artist as verhaecht was admitted to the antwerp guild of st luke as the son of a master. it i…