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Karel van Mander the Elder

Also known as Karel van (I) Mander, Karel, I van Mander, Karel Vanmader, Karel van, I Mander, Karel I van Mander, Carel Vermander, Karel Vermander, Carel Vermande

Flemish painter, poet and art historian (1548–1606)

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Karel van Mander the Elder (1548–1606) was a male art historian, painter, writer, and poet born in Meulebeke. He held citizenship in the Habsburg Netherlands and the Dutch Republic, and his native language was Dutch. Van Mander studied under Lucas de Heere and was influenced by Giorgio Vasari. He is associated with the Mannerism movement and worked in painting, art history, literature, and translation.

His notable work is the *Schilder-boeck*. He had a child named Karel van Mander the Younger and taught students including Frans Hals and Hendrik Gerritsz Pot. His works are held in the collections of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Städel Museum, Minneapolis Institute of Art, and National Gallery of Art. He died in Amsterdam on 1606-09-11 and was buried in the Oude Kerk.

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Key facts

Born: May 1548, Meulebeke , Habsburg Netherlands
Died: 2 September 1606 (1606-09-02) (aged 58), Amsterdam , Dutch Republic
Education: Lucas de Heere and Pieter Vlerick
Known for: Painting , poetry , writing
Notable work: Schilder-boeck (1604), several paintings
Movement: Mannerism
Patrons: Haarlem city council

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Karel
Gender: male
Citizenship: Dutch Republic
Place of birth: Meulebeke
Place of death: Amsterdam
Child: Karel van Mander the Younger
Occupation: translator
Languages spoken: Dutch
Native language: Dutch
Notable work: Schilder-boeck
Field of work: Flemish painting
Movement: Mannerism
Image: Karel-van-mander-schilderboeck.JPG

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place of burial: Oude Kerk
Commons category: Karel van Mander (I)
date of birth: 1548-05-00
date of death: 1606-01-01
Commons Creator page: Karel van Mander (I)
name in native language: Carel van Mander
Commons gallery: Karel van Mander (I)
student: Hendrik Gerritsz Pot
has works in the collection: Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
influenced by: Giorgio Vasari
described at URL: www.franshalsmuseum.nl/en/artist/karel-van-mander

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Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to Karel van Mander the Elder, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

[Gad; Gen. 49, 19]

[The Prodigal son recieving his inheritance]

[Christ before Pilate; The Hand Washing]

[Dan; Gen. 49, 16-17]

The Life of Dutch and German Painters

Christ blessing the children

Beheading of Saint Catherine

Portrait of Petrvs Hogerbetv

[Joseph; Joseph; Gen. 49, 22-26]

Ariadne [Ariadne; Mythological Figures: Ariadne]

[Paul; The Conversion of Saul; Paul; Acts 9, 1-9]

Iudicium of Christ

Hebe [Hebe; Mythological Figures: Hebe]

[James the Younger]

[Naphthali; Gen. 49, 21]

Bachus [Bacchus; Mythological Figures: Bachus]

Iudicium Salomonis

[Tobias healing his father; The Cure; Tob. 11.1-14]

[The Crossing]

Apollo [Apoll; Mythological Figures: Apollo]

[The wise government; The land [king is the son of nobles; Pred. 10, 17-18]

Terra [The Earth; Earth]

[Naphthali; Gen. 49, 21]

[Peter; Peter; Matth. 26, 69-75]

[Solomon; Solomon; 1. Kings 1, 32-40]

[John; John]

Iuppiter [Iupiter; Mythological Figures: Iupiter]

[Gad; Gen. 49, 19]

[The Fools with the Owl]

[Justini Hög; Justin Hoeg]

[The Fools with the Owl]

Hans Schack

[Judas Thaddäus; Judas Thaddaeus]

[The Archangel showing Tobias the cures of the fish; The Catching of the Great Fish; Tob. 6.3-16]

[The Fools with the Owl]

[Paul and Barnabas in Lystra; Paul and Barnabas at Lystra]

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Encyclopedic overview

Karel 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.

Life

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