Werner van den Valckert

Werner van den Valckert (1585–1635) was a Dutch painter, engraver and poet.

Also recorded as Werner Jacobsz. van den Valckert; Warner Jacobsz. Van Den Valckert; Werner Valckaert; Warner Jacobsz. Van Den Valckaert; Werner Valckert; Werner Jacobsz. van den Valckaert.

Werner van den Valckert in brief

Born
1585
Died
1635
Known for
painter, engraver, poet, etcher, draftsperson, writer and xylographer
Place of birth
The Hague
Contents

Overview

Born at The Hague in 1585, died at Amsterdam in 1635.

In detail

training under Hendrik Goltzius is recorded. the recorded working language is Dutch.

The field of work recorded is painting. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are allegory, history, schutterstuk and portrait. The authority associates the name with Baroque.

Places of work recorded in the authority are The Hague, Amsterdam and Delft. Membership is recorded of Confrerie Pictura and The Hague Guild of St. Luke.

Works named in the authority record are Portrait of a Goldsmith, Probably Bartholomeus Jansz van Assendelft, Four Regents and the ‘House Father’ of the Amsterdam Lepers’ Asylum and Three Regentesses and the ‘House Mother’ of the Amsterdam Lepers’ Asylum.

Work by Werner van den Valckert is recorded in the collections of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Museo del Prado, Nationalmuseum, Aartsbisschoppelijk Museum and Bavarian State Painting Collections.

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.

    “Werner van den Valckert”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q7983530: Werner van den Valckert

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