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| Cornelis Cornelisz. van Haarlem (1562–1638) | ||||||||||
| A history and portrait painter, as well as a draughtsman of the Dutch school, Van Haarlem was born in Haarlem. Initially a pupil of Pieter Aertsen the Younger, he went to France at the age of seventeen to continue his studies. However, after being driven back by the plague, he made his way to Antwerp, where he worked under Frans Porbus and Gillis Congnet. He later returned to Haarlem, where, alongside Karel van Mander, he founded the Haarlem Academy, which produced many notable artists. Van Haarlem was Regent of the Old Men's Hospital from 1614 to 1619. Regarded as one of the leading Northern Mannerist artists of his time, his works encompassed allegorical, mythological, Biblical, and historical scenes, as well as portraits and flower pieces. They are particularly distinguished by careful studies from the nude and the accurate foreshortening of figures. His later work aligned more closely with the realist tradition of the Netherlands. Often called the 'Dutch Michelangelo,' many of his works were incised or published by Hendrick Goltzius. Van Haarlem died in Haarlem. | ||||||||||
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Art