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Albert Simonsz

Albert Simonsz was a historical painter, born in Haarlem in 1523, told Karel van Mander in 1604 that he had been a scholar of Jan Mostaert 60 years previously when Mostaert himself was already an old man of 70. Van Mander noted his remark because Simonsz also said that Mostaert had claimed he had never heard of Ouwater (or Geertgen tot Sint Jans). The 18th-century writer Jacobus de Jongh was the first to extrapolate Simonsz' birth year from his statements to Karel van Mander.

Albert Simonsz

Born
1523 · Haarlem.
Died
1601 · Haarlem.
Nationality
Netherlands
Occupation
painter
Fields
history
Teachers
Jan Mostaert
Languages
Dutch

In this article

  1. 01Biography
  2. 02Writing and publications
  3. 03Notes, references and evidence

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