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Dirck Jacobsz

1496 – 1567

Dutch painter

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About Dirck Jacobsz

Lived 1496 – 1567 (aged 70–71). Dirck Jacobsz was a painter.

Dirck Jacobsz (1496–1567) was a Dutch Renaissance painter. His exact birthplace is unknown, but it was somewhere near Amsterdam.

Career Born into a family of painters, he was first trained by his father, Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen. Jacobsz. The Mannerist style of fellow Amsterdam painter Jan van Scorel profoundly influenced him. His painting The Crossbowmen (1529) was his most important piece. It was the first militia portrait in Dutch history. He married Marritgen Gerritsdr. in 1550, and they had two children, Maria Dircksdr. and Jacob Dircksz. Jacob later became a painter as well. Не painted two earlier group portraits of civic guards, which hang in the State Hermitage in Saint-Petersburg.

A group portrait of a riflemen's guild, painted in 1529, is considered his most important work, its triptych format being particularly unusual. It was the first military portrait in Dutch history. Subsequently, group portraits of riflemen's guilds became a specialty of Dutch painters.

Dirck Jacobsz. was married to Marritgen Gerrets (d. 1570) and, according to one source, owned a house on Warmoesstraat in Amsterdam in 1548. His son was the painter Jacob Dirksz. (d. 1568). Dirck Jacobsz. was buried in the Oude Kerk on June 27, 1567.

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Important facts

Born
1496, Amsterdam
Birth century
Died
1567, Amsterdam
Occupation
Nationality
Habsburg Netherlands
Also known as
Dirk Jacobsz., Jacobsz., Jacobz, Dirk Jacobsz

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Dirck Jacobsz?

Dutch painter (1496-1567)

When was Dirck Jacobsz born?

Dirck Jacobsz was born in 1496 in Amsterdam.

When did Dirck Jacobsz die?

Dirck Jacobsz died in 1567 in Amsterdam.

What was Dirck Jacobsz's occupation?

Dirck Jacobsz was a painter.

What nationality was Dirck Jacobsz?

Dirck Jacobsz's recorded nationality: Habsburg Netherlands.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Dirck Jacobsz

· Wikidata: Q2445767

· DBpedia: Dirck Jacobsz.

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