Lucas van Valckenborch出生在 鲁汶 这将成为一个艺术家最突出的佛兰德的家庭。 跨越三代人，14位艺术家都记录在他们家哥哥 貂 年长的，后者的儿子， valckenborch Frederik van 和 Gillis 有 Valckenborch ，是最重要的。

月1560日26他记录入画家行会的 梅赫伦 。Mechelen当时为油和水的颜色中心称尤其是山水画。 梅赫伦的艺术环境对艺术家的发展是决定性的。Lucas van Valckenborch在梅赫伦学水彩画的艺术。在这里，他还结识了著名画家 Pieter Bruegel the Elder （1528-1569）和 汉斯 （1534-1593），他们都曾在低地国家在山水画发展中的重要作用。第十七世纪的传记 卡莱尔·范·曼德尔 报道称，Lucas van Valckenborch学习绘画的风景 梅赫伦 。

在开始的 打破常规 愤怒的 beeldenstorm 离开安特卫普，与他的弟弟Lucas van Valckenborch 1566 他们valckenborch貂 由于宗教的原因，可能是因为他们可能已 新教的 。一系列的地形视图，包括一个1567画的观点 德里è ，证明van Valckenborch去了 默兹河 谷。 这次旅行中发挥了重要作用，他的发展作为一个山水画家的工作直接从大自然。1570艺术家在 亚琛 ，在那里他遇到了又与他的弟弟Marten。在这里，兄弟俩也加入了两年了 他vredeman de Vries ，朋友和同事的艺术家。

1575卢卡斯回到安特卫普，在那里他必须把自己的名字。前1579小 马蒂亚斯of奥地利大公 对西班牙，荷兰总督，聘他为他的宫廷画家。大公是特别深刻的印象，他的技能作为一个肖像画家。作为宫廷画家，Valckenborch创造为荷兰大公的一些作品，包括他的警卫的设计和一些肖像。 在大公失去了他作为州长在1582的位置，大公离开荷兰去住 林茨 无位置。不清楚的是，Lucas van Valckenborch在林茨加入了大公的时候。Van Mander介绍了对一起旅行了 多瑙 。没有书面证据，但假定他在1582或更早到达林茨，在那儿呆到六月至少1582。两票据 自由 证明他真的花时间在上奥地利州。

 Lucas van Valckenborch was born in Leuven, which will become the most prominent Flemish artist's family. Spanning three generations, 14 artists are recorded in their older brother marten, the son of valckenborch Frederik van and Gillis Valckenborch, is the most important.

1560 August 26 he recorded into the painters' Guild of mechelen. Mechelen was the center of color for oil and water, especially landscape painting. Mechelen's artistic environment is crucial to the development of artists. Lucas van Valckenborch school in Mechelen watercolor art. Here, he also met the famous painter Pieter Bruegel the (1528-1569) and Hans (1534-1593), they have been in the low countries in the development of landscape painting in an important role in the development of the role of the Elder. The seventeenth century biography of Karel Van Mandel reported that the Lucas van Valckenborch to study painting scenery in mechelen.

Leave Antwerp at the start of the break the normal procedure anger beeldenstorm and his brother Lucas van Valckenborch 1566 valckenborch their mink due to religious reasons, probably because they may have been a protestant. A series of terrain view, including a 1567 painting view that van Valckenborch s Delhi, went to the Meuse valley. This trip has played an important role in his development as a landscape painter who works directly from nature. 1570 artists in Aachen, where he met again with his brother Marten. Here, the brothers also joined the artist for two years with his vredeman de Vries, friends and colleagues.

1575 Lucas returned to Antwerp, where he had to put his name. The first 1579 small Mathias of Archduke of Austria, Spain, governor of Holland, hired him as his court painter. Archduke was particularly impressed by his skill as a portrait painter. As a court painter, Valckenborch created a number of works for the Archduke of Holland, including the design of his guards and some portraits. The grand duke lost his position as governor in 1582, Archduke left Holland to live in Linz without position. It is not clear, Lucas van Valckenborch joined the Archduke in linz. Van Mander introduced to travel together the danube. There is no written evidence, but if he arrived in Linz in 1582 or earlier, and stayed there until June at least 1582. Two freedom of proof that he really spent time in Austria.