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1608 Harlingen, Holland - 1651 Amsterdam, Holland. Known for: Portrait, allegory, children, mythology and religious subject painting.
Jacob Adriaensz. BACKER (Harlingen, 1608 - Amsterdam, 1651). Among the most successful portrait painters working in Amsterdam in the 1630s and 1640s, Jacob Backer studied in Leeuwarden in the atelier... Read full biography
Jacob Adriaensz. BACKER (Harlingen, 1608 - Amsterdam, 1651). Among the most successful portrait painters working in Amsterdam in the 1630s and 1640s, Jacob Backer studied in Leeuwarden in the atelier of Lambert Jacobsz, where among his fellow pupils was the younger Govert Flinck. In 1632, Backer... Read full biography
Jacob Adriaensz. BACKER (Harlingen, 1608 - Amsterdam, 1651). Among the most successful portrait painters working in Amsterdam in the 1630s and 1640s, Jacob Backer studied in Leeuwarden in the atelier of Lambert Jacobsz, where among his fellow pupils was the younger Govert Flinck. In 1632, Backer settled in Amsterdam, and his earliest painting is dated to that year. It was in Amsterdam that he came under the influence of Rembrandt, although he may never have actually studied with him. Apart from... Read full biography
Jacob Adriaensz. BACKER (Harlingen, 1608 - Amsterdam, 1651). Among the most successful portrait painters working in Amsterdam in the 1630s and 1640s, Jacob Backer studied in Leeuwarden in the atelier of Lambert Jacobsz, where among his fellow pupils was the younger Govert Flinck. In 1632, Backer settled in Amsterdam, and his earliest painting is dated to that year. It was in Amsterdam that he came under the influence of Rembrandt, although he may never have actually studied with him. Apart from portraits, Backer’s oeuvre as a painter includes allegorical and mythological scenes, portraits and group portraits, and religious subjects. Paintings of children were also a particular speciality of Backer’s studio. The artist died relatively... Read full biography
Jacob Adriaensz. BACKER (Harlingen, 1608 - Amsterdam, 1651). Among the most successful portrait painters working in Amsterdam in the 1630s and 1640s, Jacob Backer studied in Leeuwarden in the atelier of Lambert Jacobsz, where among his fellow pupils was the younger Govert Flinck. In 1632, Backer settled in Amsterdam, and his earliest painting is dated to that year. It was in Amsterdam that he came under the influence of Rembrandt, although he may never have actually studied with him. Apart from portraits, Backer’s oeuvre as a painter includes allegorical and mythological scenes, portraits and group portraits, and religious subjects. Paintings of children were also a particular speciality of Backer’s studio. The artist died relatively young, in his early forties, and after his death, a commemorative medal was struck in his honour. Around eighty drawings by Backer... Read full biography
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Jacob Adriaensz. BACKER (Harlingen, 1608 - Amsterdam, 1651)
Among the most successful portrait painters working in Amsterdam in the 1630s and 1640s, Jacob Backer studied in Leeuwarden in the atelier of Lambert Jacobsz, where among his fellow pupils was the younger Govert Flinck. In 1632, Backer settled in Amsterdam, and his earliest painting is dated to that year.
It was in Amsterdam that he came under the influence of Rembrandt, although he may never have actually studied with him. Apart from portraits, Backer’s oeuvre as a painter includes allegorical and mythological scenes, portraits and group portraits, and religious subjects.
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