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Dirck Jacobsz (1496–1567) was a Dutch Renaissance painter. His exact birthplace is unknown, but it was somewhere near Amsterdam.

Dirck Jacobsz., Portrait of Pompeius Occo [nl], Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, 1534

Career

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Born into a family of painters, he was first trained by his father, Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen. Jacobsz. The Mannerist style of fellow Amsterdam painter Jan van Scorel profoundly influenced him. His painting The Crossbowmen (1529) was his most important piece. It was the first militia portrait in Dutch history.[1] He married Marritgen Gerritsdr. in 1550, and they had two children, Maria Dircksdr. and Jacob Dircksz. Jacob later became a painter as well.[2] Не painted two earlier group portraits of civic guards, which hang in the State Hermitage in Saint-Petersburg.

References

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  1. ^ "World Wide Art Resources". Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2006.
  2. ^ "Dirck Jacobsz. Brief Biography". Answers.com. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
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