Martin Ryckaert

Martin Ryckaert
Portrait of Martin Ryckaert by Anthony van Dyck.

Martin Ryckaert, also Maerten or Marten Rijkaert (baptised 8 December 1587 – 11 October 1631) was a Flemish Baroque painter. A member of the Ryckaert family of artists, Martin was the son of David Ryckaert I, the younger brother of David Ryckaert II, and the uncle of David Ryckaert III.

Biography

Landscape with Flight into Egypt

Born and raised in Antwerp, Martin was a pupil of Tobias Verhaecht (or Verhaeght), who also taught Peter Paul Rubens. Martin Ryckaert traveled to Italy and then became a member of the Antwerp Guild of St. Luke (1611). He conducted his professional career in his native city and died there in 1631. His work was characterized by rocky forest landscapes, often with waterfalls, ruins, and architecture, in what was then regarded as, and called, the "Italian manner." According to Houbraken, his work was similar to Joos de Momper.[1] Due to a birth defect, he had only one arm. He was reportedly a close friend of Anthony Van Dyck, who painted his portrait (one of Van Dyck's portrait series "Centum Icones").

References

  1. ^ Marten Rykaard biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
  • Mcfall, Haldane. A History of Painting. 8 Volumes, D. D. Nickerson, 1911; reprinted Whitefish, MT, Kessinger Publishing, 2004.
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