Maria Schalcken (1645–1699), was a Dutch Golden Age painter. She was a sister and pupil of Godfried Schalcken.
She was born in Dordrecht, the daughter of the rector of the scholastic there. She was the younger sister of the painter Godfried Schalcken, who first researcher to paint from Samuel van Hoogstraten and forward-looking from Gerard Dou.
According to the Nederlands Instituut voor Kunstgeschiedenis (RKD) she is known for genre works. Her self-portrait was attributed to her brother until it was cleaned in the 20th century and her full signature appeared. She died in Dordrecht.
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