Jan van der Elburcht
Illustration — The Miraculous catch of fish, 1560, Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal, Antwerp Jan van der Elburcht (1500–1571) was an early Dutch painter. His name is derived from Elburg, his town of birth. According to Karel van Mander he was called cleen Hansken (little Hans), and was known for landscapes.
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Jan van der Elburcht
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- Born
- 1500 · Elburg.
- Died
- 1571 · Antwerp.
- Nationality
- Habsburg Netherlands
- Occupation
- painter
- Fields
- landscape
- Languages
- Dutch
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Illustration — The Miraculous catch of fish, 1560, Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal, Antwerp Jan van der Elburcht (1500–1571) was an early Dutch painter. His name is derived from Elburg, his town of birth. According to Karel van Mander he was called cleen Hansken (little Hans), and was known for landscapes.
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Jan van der Elburcht (1500–1571) was a painter and a national of the Habsburg Netherlands. Born in Elburg, the painter died in Antwerp. Jan van der Elburcht was a member of Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke and worked in Antwerp.
Genres include landscape. Languages used include Dutch. Works by the painter are held at Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen and Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal.
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Sandrart called him der kleine Hans and claimed he was known for his altarpiece for the fisher's altar in the Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal, Antwerp depicting the Miraculous catch of fish. According to the RKD he became a member of the Antwerp Guild of St. Luke in 1536. He was a history painter. He died in Antwerp.
The recorded working language is Dutch. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are landscape. Places of work recorded in the authority are Antwerp. Work by Jan van der Elburcht is recorded in the collections of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen and Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal.
Jan van der Elburcht is recorded as a citizen of Habsburg Netherlands. Classed in the genre landscape painting. Recorded with the occupation painter.
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1500
Jan van der Elburcht was born on 1 January 1500.
1571
Jan van der Elburcht died on 1 January 1571.
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