Jan Sanders van Hemessen

Jan Sanders van Hemessen (1500–1566) was a painter.

Also recorded as Jan van Hemessen; Jan Sanders de Hemessen; Jan van Hernesen; Jan Sanders Van Hemessen; Jan de Hemessen; J.S. van Hemessen.

Overview

Born at Hemiksem in 1500, died at Antwerp in 1566.

In detail

training under Hendrick van Cleve III is recorded.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait. The authority associates the name with Mannerism.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Antwerp and Italy. Membership is recorded of Hemessen family.

Works named in the authority record are Allegory (Nature as the Nursemaid of Art).

Work by Jan Sanders van Hemessen is recorded in the collections of Museo del Prado, Art Institute of Chicago, Nationalmuseum, Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille and Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium.

Sources

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Jan Sanders van Hemessen”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q427870: Jan Sanders van Hemessen

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