Theodoor van Heil

Theodoor van Heil (Brussels, 1635 – after 1691), was a Flemish landscape painter known for his winter landscapes, city views and scenes of burning cities.

Life Theodoor van Heil was the son of Daniel van Heil, a landscape painter. He came from an artistic family: his grandfather Leo was a painter as were two of his uncles: Leo van Heil was an architect and painter and Jan Baptist van Heil was a portrait and history painter.

Theodoor is believed to have trained with his father. He became a master of the Brussels Guild of St. Luke in 1668.

Work Theodoor van Heil is known for landscapes in the manner of his father. This included winter landscapes and scenes of fires in cities.

Of the five other views of Brussels by Theodoor van Heil in the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, two offer closer views of the city and three picture fires in Brussels. Particularly memorable is the Bombardment of Brussels in 1695, which shows the city in flames after the bombardment by the French troops.