Historical FigureMale
Karel van Mander I.
1548 – 1606
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryKarel van Mander (I) or Carel van Mander I (May 1548 – 2 September 1606) was a Flemish painter, playwright, poet, art historian and art theoretician, who established himself in the Dutch Republic in the latter part of his life. He is mainly remembered as a biographer of Early Netherlandish painters and Northern Renaissance artists in his Schilder-boeck. As an artist and art theoretician he played a significant role in the spread and development of Northern Mannerism in the Dutch Republic.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
April 30, 1548
Meulebeke
Date of death
September 11, 1606
Amsterdam
Citizenship
Habsburg Netherlands · Dutch Republic
Occupations & fields
art historianpainterwriterpoetbiographervisual artist
Notable works
The FloodThe annunciationThe Adoration of the ShepherdsThe Continence of ScipioSchilder-boeck
- Field and occupation
- vlámský malíř
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