BALEN, HENRY VAN (156o-1632), Flemish painter, was born in Antwerp in 156o, and died there on July 17, 163 2. He was a pupil of Adam von Noort, and after travelling for a time in Italy, he joined the Gild of St. Lucas at Antwerp in Balen was the first master of Van Dyck; he collaborated with various painters, including J. Breughel and F. Snyders. His sub jects are chiefly religious and mythological. His painting of the Holy Family is in the chapel of Notre Dame, Antwerp. Other pictures at Antwerp are : "The Trinity" and "The Adoration of the kings"; the Musee de Paris has two—the "Holy Family in the desert, attended by angels," and "Abraham sending away Agar and her son Ismael."