Artists
Maerten van Heemskerck
- Country:
- Netherlands
- Birth year:
- 1498
- Death year:
- 1574
According to Karel van Mander (1548-1606), Maerten van Heemskerk (1498 Heemskerck-1574 Haarlem) studied with Cormelis Willemsz. In Haarlem and Jan Lucasz. In Delft. From 1527 to 1529 he worked with Jan Van Scorel in Haarlem, and then embarked on a sojourn to Italy between 1532 and 1536. Upon his return, he again settled in Haarlem, where he became dean of the Guild of St. Luke in 1540. Except for a short period in Amsterdam in 1572/73, Heemskerck remained in Haarlem for the rest of his life, concentrating on religious and mythological history pictures as well as portraits. He also excelled in drawing patterns for woodcuts and engravings, and is one of the most important intermediaries between Italina nad Netherlandish art of the 16th century. His works include St. Lucas Painting the Madonna, 1532, Frans Halsmuseum, Haarlem, Venus and Cupid in the Smithy of Vulcan, 1536, Narodni Galerie, Prague; and Mt. Calvary, 1543, Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent.