Dirck Jacobsz.

Dirck Jacobsz, Portrait of Pompeius Occo, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, 1534

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

Career

Born into a family of painters, he was first trained by his father, Jacob Cornelisz. van Oostsanen. Jacobsz. was deeply influenced by the Mannerist style of fellow Amsterdam painter Jan van Scorel. His painting, The Crossbowmen (1529), was regarded as his most important piece, and 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]

References

1. ^ "World Wide Art Resources". http://www.wwar.com/masters/j/jacobsz-dirck.html. Retrieved 2006-11-30. 
2. ^ "Dirck Jacobsz. Brief Biography". http://www.answers.com/topic/dirck-jacobsz. Retrieved 2010-06-01. 

External links

• Entry in Amsterdam Rijksmuseum catalogue

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Name	Jacobsz, Dirck
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Date of birth	1496
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Date of death	1567
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