David de Haen (1585 – 8 August 1622) was a Dutch Caravaggesque painter and drawing artist, active in Rome between 1615 and 1622.
Biography David was born in Amsterdam and moved to Rome at a young age where he would remain the rest of his life.Biographical details in the Larousse encyclopedie He worked with Dirk van Baburen in Rome on the decoration of the chapel of the Pietà in the church of San Pietro in Montorio (1617–20). In 1619 and the spring of 1620 de Haen and van Baburen were living in the same house in the Roman parish of Sant'Andrea delle Fratte.Leonard J. Slatkes. "Baburen, Dirck van." Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Web. 22 Nov. 2013 He was a follower of Caravaggio and painted religious and historical paintingsDavid de Haen in the RKD
References
External links David de Haen on Artnet Wayne E. Franits, University of Syracuse, Additions (and Subtractions) to David de Haen (c. 1597–1622), Lecture recorded at the National Gallery of Canada on June 18, 2011