Artists
Jan van Scorel
- Country:
- Netherlands
- Birth year:
- 1495
- Death year:
- 1562
Jan van Scorel (1495 Schoorl near Alkmaar-1562 Utrecht) first attended the Latin School in Alkmaar and then learned his craft in the atelier of Cornelis Willemsz. In Haarlem from 1509 to 1512. From 1512 to 1518 he worked with Cornelisz. Van Oostsanen in Amsterdam, and from 1519 to 1525 he traveled via Nuremberg, Carinthia and Venice as far as Jerusalem, Rhodes and Rome. There he was appointed by pope Hadrian VI (1522/23) to be Raphael's successor as curator of the papal collection of ancient art in the Belvedere. In 1524 he returned to Holland and lived in Haarlem and Utrecht. In the following years, he traveled again, this time to Breda and Mecheln (1532/33) and then France (1540). Jan van Scorel was educated as a humanist: He was an artist who also made a name for himself as an architect and a hydraulic technician. As a painter, he executed mainly altarpieces and portraits. In Italy he was primarily inspired by Raphael and the Venetians. His paintings are characterized by a clear compositional form and rich colors. Around 1540 he turned to Mannerism, which increasingly influenced his style. Other works by the artist include Trptych of the Holy Family (Frangipani Altar), 1519/20, Prarrkirche, Obervellach in Carinthia; Baptism of Christ, 1527, Franshals-Museum, Haarlem; and Virgin and Child with Wild Roses, c. 1529, Centraal Museum, Utrecht.