Maarten van heemskerck biography

Van Heemskerck was the.
Maarten van Heemskerck also known as Marten Jacobsz Heemskerk van Veen, was a Dutch portrait and religious painter, who spent most of his career in Haarlem.
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Maarten van Heemskerck

Maarten van Heemskerck learnt a lot from Jan van Scorel

Maarten van Heemskerck was born Maerten Jacobszoon on 1st June 1498 in Heemskerk in the Dutch province of North Holland. He was interested in the fine arts from a young age and decided to train as a painter against the declared wishes of his father, the landowner Jacob Willemszoon van Veen. He received his first tuition from Cornelis Willemszoon in Haarlem, but had to abandon this at his father's behest in order to help on the farm at home - at least according to Karel van Mander (1548-1606) in his Schilder-Boeck. After a dispute with his father, Maarten van Heemskerck was apprenticed to Jan Lucaszoon in Delft, and then in around 1527 returned to Haarlem, where he worked in the workshop of Jan van Scorel (1495-1562). This period had such a decisive influence on Maarten van Heemskerck's painting style that some of his works were later falsely attributed to his teacher. For a time, Maarten van Heemskerck lived in the house of the wealthy priest Pieter Janszoon Foppeszoon, whom he immortalised with his

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Maarten van Heemskerck

Dutch painter (1498–1574)

In this Dutch name, the surname is van Heemskerck, not Hermskerck.

Maarten van Heemskerck (born Maerten Jacobsz van Veen; 1 June 1498 – 1 October 1574), also known as Marten Jacobsz Heemskerk van Veen, was a Dutch portrait and religious painter, who spent most of his career in Haarlem. He was a pupil of Jan van Scorel, and adopted his teacher's Italian-influenced style. He spent the years 1532–36 in Italy. He produced many designs for engravers, and is especially known for his depictions of the Wonders of the World.

Biography

Early life

Heemskerck was born in the village of Heemskerk, North Holland, halfway between Alkmaar and Haarlem. He was the son of a farmer called Jacob Willemsz. van Veen, later buried in the village churchyard. According to his biography by Karel van Mander, he began his artistic training with the painter Cornelius Willemsz in Haarlem, but was recalled to Heemskerk by his father to work on the family farm. However, having contrived an argument with his father he left agai

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A painter, draughtsman and designer of prints, Maerten van Heemskerck was born in Heemskerck, from where he took his name. According to his biographer Van Mander, the artist trained in Haarlem with Cornelis Willemsz. and continued his studies with Jan Lucasz. in Delft. Following the return of Jan van Scorel from Italy, Heemskerck is documented in that artist’s studio between 1527 and 1530, copying the work of Van Scorel, who was three years his senior. Van Scorel’s influence was extremely notable at this period, which makes some of their works difficult to attribute. Heemskerck belonged to the second generation of Dutch artists who travelled to Italy and he is documented in Rome in 1532. During his time there he studied the frescoes of Raphael and Michelangelo and produced numerous drawings of sculptures, views of cities and classical ruins. Two interesting sketchbooks of such drawings are now in Berlin. Michelangelo’s work impressed him profoundly and his influence is evident in the paintings that Heemskerck executed in Holland after his return. On his way back to Haarlem he prob