Karel van Mander the Younger
Karel van Mander the Younger (1579–1623) was a Dutch Golden Age painter and the son of Karel van Mander.
Biography[]
The younger van Mander was born in Kortrijk. According to Houbraken, he learned to paint from his father and became a good portrait painter.[1] He moved to Copenhagen where he was court painter to the King.[1] His portrait of Frederik III was honored with a poem by Joost van den Vondel.[1]
According to the RKD he became a member of the Delft Guild of St. Luke in 1613.[2] He designed a series of tapestries for Christian IV of Denmark and lived for a period both in Copenhagen and Delft, where he died.[2] He was the teacher of and Karel van Mander III.[2] It was his son who became court painter to Christian IV.[2]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c (in Dutch) Karel van Mander II Biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Karel van Mander II in the RKD
External links[]
- Vermeer and The Delft School, a full text exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, which contains material on Karel van Mander the Younger
Categories:
- 1579 births
- 1623 deaths
- Dutch Golden Age painters
- Dutch male painters
- People from Kortrijk
- Members of the Delft Guild of Saint Luke
- Tapestry artists
- Dutch painter stubs