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Jacob de Backer

Jacob de Backer was a Belgian painter, draftsperson, artist and designer (1545–1585). He was born at Antwerp.

Also recorded as Jacques de Backer; Jacques Backer; Jacob De Backer; Jacob van Palermo.

Jacob de Backer in brief

Born
1545
Died
1585
Known for
painter, draftsperson, artist and designer
Place of birth
Antwerp
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Recognition and collections

Work by Jacob de Backer is held by J. Paul Getty Museum, Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK) and Groeningemuseum.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 11 named public collections.

National Museum in Warsaw: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Vlaamse Kunstcollectie: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Führermuseum: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Munich Central Collecting Point: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Department of Paintings of the Louvre: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Musée Hyacinthe-Rigaud: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Musées Nationaux Récupération: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. J. Paul Getty Museum: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Resnick art collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 198 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Backer, Jacob de, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Backer, Jacob de, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Backer, Jacob Adriaensz., Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Backer, Jacob, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Una Natividad atribuida a Jacob de Backer y restituida a Vicente Sellaer, Archivo Español de Arte, 2006.

Digitised editions and texts

2 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

The Adoration of the Holy Trinity in the New Covenant (1588) — Internet Archive. Recto: Virgin and Child, and Saint John the Baptist; Verso: summary sketches, possibly the Virgin and Child — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 10 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Places of work recorded in the authority are Antwerp and Italy.

Work by Jacob de Backer is recorded in the collections of J. Paul Getty Museum, Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK), Groeningemuseum and Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.

Chronology

  1. 1545Jacob de Backer born at Antwerp.
  2. 1550The Crucifixion (left wing), The Prophecy of the Recovery of Hezekiah (central panel), Abbot Jacob Delrio with Patron Saint (right wing), The Raising of Lazarus (grisaille, back side of the outer wings) (Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK)).
  3. 1570The Garden of Eden (Groeningemuseum).
  4. 1571The Last Judgement (Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp).
  5. 1585Jacob de Backer died at Antwerp.
  6. 1585Paris Being Admitted to the Bedchamber of Helen (J. Paul Getty Museum).
  7. 1588The Adoration of the Holy Trinity in the New Covenant digitised by Internet Archive.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Backer, Jacob Adriaensz., Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Backer, Jacob de, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Backer, Jacob de, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Backer, Jacob, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Una Natividad atribuida a Jacob de Backer y restituida a Vicente Sellaer, Archivo Español de Arte, 2006

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 1 article naming Jacob de Backer.

    open access index · Unverified

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  7. 7.

    Internet Archive, 2 digitised items catalogued under Jacob de Backer as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  8. 8.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 198 works naming Jacob de Backer.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  9. 9.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q728948: Jacob de Backer

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  10. 10.

    “Jacob de Backer”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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