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Maerten Jacobsz van Heemskerck

(1498-1574)

Biography


Maerten Jacobsz van Heemskerck is one of the main representatives of the so-called Netherlandish Romanists. (Netherlandish “Romanist” is a term used to denote a large group of leading Flemish artists of the first half of the 16th century, who integrated the classical imagery in their work. From this time on, painting mythological scenes and nudes as the main subject also became popular in the Netherlands.) The artist was born in Heemskerk, near Haarlem, in 1498. Read Maerten Jacobsz van Heemskerck's Full Biography

Maerten Jacobsz van Heemskerck. Family Portrait. Family Portrait. c.1530. Oil on wood. Staatliche Gemaldegalerie, Kassel, Germany. Order a Poster or Print
Maerten Jacobsz van Heemskerck. Portrait of a Lady with a Spindle and Distaff. Portrait of a Lady with a Spindle and Distaff. c.1531. Oil on wood. Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection, Madrid, Spain. Order a Poster or Print
Maerten Jacobsz van Heemskerck. St. Luke Painting the Virgin. St. Luke Painting the Virgin. c.1545-50. Oil on wood. Musée des Beaux-Arts, Rennes, France. Read Note. Order a Poster or Print
Maerten Jacobsz van Heemskerck. Momus Criticizes the Gods' Creations. Momus Criticizes the Gods' Creations. 1561. Oil on wood. Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, Germany. Order a Poster or Print
Maerten Jacobsz van Heemskerck. Golgotha (wings). Golgotha (wings). . Oil on canvas, transferred from panel. The Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia. Read Note. Order a Poster or Print
Maerten Jacobsz van Heemskerck. Golgotha (central panel). Golgotha (central panel). . Oil on canvas, transferred from panel. The Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia. Read Note. Order a Poster or Print

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