a Flemish Renaissance painter. Mijtens was active in Brussels, Rome, Naples (where he was successful and worked for the court of the Viceroy), L'Aquila, and The Hague. He was a teacher of Barend van Someren during his Rome residency. Van Someren married Mijtens' daughter and returned with her to Flanders. Aert Mijtens painted altarpieces, historical and mythological paintings, and portraits. He died in Rome.
