Jan Swart van Groningen
1495 in Groningen – c. 1563 in Antwerp), was a Dutch Renaissance painter.
Also recorded as Jan Swart of Groningen · Jan Schwarz · Jan Schwart · Zwartjan
Jan Swart van Groningen
Jan Swart van Groningen · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · The Cloisters Collection, 1932 · Public domain (CC0, Met Open Access)
- Born
- 1490 · Groningen.
- Died
- 1563 · Antwerp.
- Nationality
- Netherlands
- Occupation
- painter · draftsperson · artist
- Languages
- Dutch
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1495 in Groningen – c. 1563 in Antwerp), was a Dutch Renaissance painter.
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The recorded working language is Dutch. Places of work recorded in the authority are Venice, Antwerp and Gouda. Work by Jan Swart van Groningen is recorded in the collections of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Städel Museum, J. Paul Getty Museum, Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp and Groeningemuseum.
According to Karel van Mander he was in Gouda in 1522–1523, at the same time that Jan van Scorel was there, who had just returned from Italy. He could paint landscape and flesh tones in the manner of Scorel, and travelled to Italy himself, spending time in Venice. Van Mander goes on to mention his woodcuts of Turks on horses armed with bow and arrow, as well as a woodcut of Christ preaching a sermon with a crowd of listeners on board a ship. Adriaen Pietersz. Crabeth was his disciple who later surpassed him quite quickly in his art. This young Crabeth was the son of "Cripple Pieter" (Krepel Pieter). According to the RKD he was the teacher of Adriaen Pietersz Crabeth in Gouda c. 1535, after which period he moved to Antwerp.
Joseph Making Himself Known to His Brethren, ca. 1535–40, by Jan Swart van Groningen
Jan Swart van Groningen · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · Rogers Fund, 1912
St. Nicholas and the Three Daughters of the Poor Gentleman, 16th century, by Jan Swart van Groningen
Jan Swart van Groningen · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · Gift of Cornelius Vanderbilt, 1880
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1490
Jan Swart van Groningen born at Groningen.
1563
Jan Swart van Groningen died at Antwerp.
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The authorities additionally record the headings Jan Swart of Groningen, Jan Schwarz, Jan Schwart, Zwartjan and Jan, van Groningen Swart. His recorded language was Dutch.
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Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Städel Museum, J. Paul Getty Museum and Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp
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