Karel van Mander
Flemish painter, poet and art historian (1548–1606) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Karel van Mander the Younger or Karel van Mander III.
Karel van Mander (I) or Carel van Mander I[1][2] (May 1548 – 2 September 1606) was a Flemish painter, playwright, poet, art historian and art theoretician, who established himself in the Dutch Republic in the latter part of his life. He is mainly remembered as a biographer of Early Netherlandish painters and Northern Renaissance artists in his Schilder-boeck. As an artist and art theoretician he played a significant role in the spread and development of Northern Mannerism in the Dutch Republic.[3]
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Karel van Mander | |
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Born | May 1548 |
Died | 2 September 1606(1606-09-02) (aged 58) |
Education | Lucas de Heere and Pieter Vlerick |
Known for | Painting, poetry, writing |
Notable work | Schilder-boeck (1604), several paintings |
Movement | Mannerism |
Patron(s) | Haarlem city council |
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