Claim: Born in Antwerp, artist Tobias Verhaecht (1561–1631), whose father Cornelis van Haecht was also an artist, specialized in landscapes and traveled to Florence, Italy where he first worked.
Evidence: Tobias Verhaecht was born in Antwerp as the son of Cornelis van Haecht. His father must also have been an artist as Verhaecht was admitted to the Antwerp Guild of St Luke as the son of a master. Before 1590 he travelled to Italy and first worked in Florence where Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany was his patron. Tobias Verhaecht specialized in landscapes and also produced several versions of the Tower of Babel. Tobias Verhaecht (1561–1631) was a Flemish painter primarily of landscapes.