About Joos de Beer
Lived 1530 – 1591 (aged 60–61). Joos de Beer was a painter.
Joos de Beer (died 1591) was an Early Dutch painter from Utrecht.
Biography According to Karel van Mander, he was a pupil in Antwerp of Frans Floris, who later returned to his native Utrecht and became the teacher of Abraham Bloemaert and Joachim Wtewael.
Together with Anthonie Blocklandt van Montfoort (whom he knew as a fellow pupil of Frans Floris), he is known as the founder of the Utrecht school of painting that started around 1590. Van Mander states that De Beer had many paintings by Blocklandt in his workshop that young Bloemaert copied.
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Who was Joos de Beer?
Dutch painter (died 1591)
When was Joos de Beer born?
Joos de Beer was born in 1530 in Utrecht.
When did Joos de Beer die?
Joos de Beer died in 1591 in Utrecht.
What was Joos de Beer's occupation?
Joos de Beer was a painter.
What nationality was Joos de Beer?
Joos de Beer's recorded nationality: Habsburg Netherlands.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Joos de Beer. https://biography.guide/joos-de-beer/
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