Jan van den Hoecke: A Rediscovered Baroque Collaborator Jan van den Hoecke (1611-1651) stands as a fascinating figure in the artistic landscape of Antwerp and Rome during the Baroque era, largely overshadowed by his more celebrated contemporaries like Rubens. Yet, recent scholarship has begun to illuminate his considerable contribution to Flemish art history, revealing him as a pivotal assistant within Rubens’ studio and a prolific painter of monumental commissions. His legacy resides not only in his completed works but also in the collaborative spirit that characterized his artistic endeavo…