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.
c.1530. Oil on wood. Staatliche Gemaldegalerie, Kassel, Germany.
c.1531. Oil on wood. Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection, Madrid, Spain.
c.1545-50. Oil on wood. Musée des Beaux-Arts, Rennes, France. Read Note.
1561. Oil on wood. Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, Germany.
Oil on canvas, transferred from panel. The Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia. Read Note.
Oil on canvas, transferred from panel. The Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia. Read Note.
Painting of Europe. XIII-XX centuries. Encyclopedic Dictionary. Moscow. Iskusstvo. 1999.