Frans Francken was a Flemish Baroque painter and an important member of the Francken

Francken

In the Francken family of Antwerp in the 16th and 17th centuries were 11 painters. Many bore the same Christian name in succession. Hence there is confusion in the classification of paintings not differing widely in style or execution...

 family of artists.

Biography

According to Karel van Mander who listed him as one of Frans Floris

Frans Floris

Frans Floris, or more correctly Frans de Vriendt, called Floris was a Flemish painter. He was a member of a large family trained to the study of art in Flanders.-Biography:...

's pupils, he entered the Antwerp Guild of St. Luke in 1561 and died relatively young.

According to the RKD he didn't die until 1616, well after Van Mander's own death, but at the time Van Mander was writing in 1604, Francken's son Frans Francken the Younger

Frans Francken the Younger

Frans Francken the Younger , was a Flemish Baroque painter and the best-known member of the large Francken family of artists....

 was already working in the family business. He married Elisabeth Mertens, and in 1619, his surviving children were Thomas, Frans II, Hieronymous

Hieronymous Francken II

Hieronymus Francken , was a Flemish Baroque painter and well known member of the famous Francken family of Antwerp artists.-Biography:...

, Ambrosius II, Magdalena and Elisabeth.