Dutch artist maarten van heemskerck paintings
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Haarlem, Frans Hals Museum,
Haarlem, Teylers Museum,
Alkmaar, Stedelijk Museum,
du 28 septembre 2024 au 19 janvier 2025.
It is difficult to present Maarten van Heemskerck as a complete unknown, even though that is what the great Dutch artist is in the eyes of the public: we must therefore begin by saluting the resources deployed by the three museums hosting this retrospective organised, between Haarlem and Alkmaar, under the aegis of Christi M. Klinkert, who took up her post at the Frans Hals Museum in February 2024 after spending fifteen years at the Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar. This tripartition will come as a surprise only to foreign visitors, as none of the three museums could host such a rich exhibition on its own, and we have nothing but praise for it. This exemplary event is undoubtedly one of the most brilliant successes of the year, with its three fascinating stages, very well put together to bring out the full artistic personality of this great name that enthusiasts more or less associate with the "import" of the Italian Renaissance to the old Netherlands. Heemskerck is the author of one of the most fascinating self-portraits of 16th-century Europe, in which he depicts himself in front of the Colosseum: kept at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, this one (il
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A painter, draughtsman and designer of prints, Maerten van Heemskerck was born in Heemskerck, from where he took his name. According to his biographer Van Mander, the artist trained in Haarlem with Cornelis Willemsz. and continued his studies with Jan Lucasz. in Delft. Following the return of Jan van Scorel from Italy, Heemskerck is documented in that artist’s studio between 1527 and 1530, copying the work of Van Scorel, who was three years his senior. Van Scorel’s influence was extremely notable at this period, which makes some of their works difficult to attribute. Heemskerck belonged to the second generation of Dutch artists who travelled to Italy and he is documented in Rome in 1532. During his time there he studied the frescoes of Raphael and Michelangelo and produced numerous drawings of sculptures, views of cities and classical ruins. Two interesting sketchbooks of such drawings are now in Berlin. Michelangelo’s work impressed him profoundly and his influence is evident in the paintings that Heemskerck executed in Holland after his return. On his way back to Haarlem he probably visited Mantua, where he studied the work of Giulio Romano in the Palazzo Te. In early 1537 Heemskerck was in Haarlem, working as an artist and occupying various positions in the guild of Saint L
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The Exhibition
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Photo: Dietmar Katz
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