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1498 Heemskerck - 1574 Haarlem. Known for: Portrait and religous painting.
Born into a farming family in a small village near Haarlem, Maerten van Heemskerck showed talent as an artist from a early age and, after much struggle, finally persuaded his father to let him study... Read full biography
Born into a farming family in a small village near Haarlem, Maerten van Heemskerck showed talent as an artist from a early age and, after much struggle, finally persuaded his father to let him study painting. He began his training in Delft and afterwards moved to Haarlem, where he joined the... Read full biography
Born into a farming family in a small village near Haarlem, Maerten van Heemskerck showed talent as an artist from a early age and, after much struggle, finally persuaded his father to let him study painting. He began his training in Delft and afterwards moved to Haarlem, where he joined the workshop of the Italianate painter Jan van Scorel (1495-1562). Heemskerck himself set off for Italy in 1532 and spent four years studying the landscapes and classical antiquities of Rome. Van Mander noted... Read full biography
Born into a farming family in a small village near Haarlem, Maerten van Heemskerck showed talent as an artist from a early age and, after much struggle, finally persuaded his father to let him study painting. He began his training in Delft and afterwards moved to Haarlem, where he joined the workshop of the Italianate painter Jan van Scorel (1495-1562). Heemskerck himself set off for Italy in 1532 and spent four years studying the landscapes and classical antiquities of Rome. Van Mander noted approvingly that he neither 'frittered away his time nor wasted it drinking and carousing with the Netherlanders, but instead made drawings… of a great many things'. Heemskerck had a particular fondness for fragments: rather than studying works which... Read full biography
Born into a farming family in a small village near Haarlem, Maerten van Heemskerck showed talent as an artist from a early age and, after much struggle, finally persuaded his father to let him study painting. He began his training in Delft and afterwards moved to Haarlem, where he joined the workshop of the Italianate painter Jan van Scorel (1495-1562). Heemskerck himself set off for Italy in 1532 and spent four years studying the landscapes and classical antiquities of Rome. Van Mander noted approvingly that he neither 'frittered away his time nor wasted it drinking and carousing with the Netherlanders, but instead made drawings… of a great many things'. Heemskerck had a particular fondness for fragments: rather than studying works which had been reconstructed after their rediscovery, he gravitated towards sculptures and buildings which emphasized the tragic... Read full biography