Huybrecht Jacobsz Grimani
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Huybrecht Jacobsz, or Hubertus Grimani (1562, Delft
– 1651, Den Briel), was a Dutch Golden Age
painter.
who travelled to Italy and spent many years in the service of Marino Grimani (doge)
in Venice, whose name he adopted. Houbraken was quoting Joachim von Sandrart
.
According to Karel van Mander, Hubrecht Iacobsz was the master of Pieter Cornelisz van Rijck
for 6 months after van Rijk had already trained with Jacob Willemsz Delff
in Delft 3 years before that for 2 months. Together, master and pupil travelled to Italy, where Rijk spent 15 years.
According to Hessel Miedema
who researched van Mander's Schilder-boeck
, Grimani and van Rijk travelled to Italy in 1588, and Grimani was listed in the Delft Guild book, opened in 1613, as the second best painter of Delft after Michael Mierevelt. The Utrecht diaries Aernout van Buchel
also mentioned him as one of two noteworthy painters in Delft in May 1598. According to Dirk van Bleiswijk, who wrote a history of Delft, he was born between 1656-1566, and was 9 or 10 years with Marino Grimani who became doge in 1595. He was buried in April 11th 1631 according to necrology of Delft artists by J. Soutendam. No known works survive.
Delft
Delft is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland , the Netherlands. It is located between Rotterdam and The Hague....
– 1651, Den Briel), was a Dutch Golden Age
Dutch Golden Age
The Golden Age was a period in Dutch history, roughly spanning the 17th century, in which Dutch trade, science, military and art were among the most acclaimed in the world. The first half is characterised by the Eighty Years' War till 1648...
painter.
Biography
According to Houbraken he was a contemporary of Adriaen van UtrechtAdriaen van Utrecht
Adriaen van Utrecht was a celebrated Flemish Baroque still life painter of the Antwerp school.-Career:Adriaen van Utrecht was, contrary to the suggestion of his name, a native of Antwerp. In 1614 he joined the studio of Herman de Neyt, painter and art dealer, as an apprentice, and was early...
who travelled to Italy and spent many years in the service of Marino Grimani (doge)
Marino Grimani (doge)
Marino Grimani was the 89th Doge of Venice, reigning from April 26, 1595 until his death. Grimani's reign as doge was principally remembered for two reasons: the splendid celebrations for the coronation of his wife, Morosina Morosini; and the beginning of the quarrel with the papacy that...
in Venice, whose name he adopted. Houbraken was quoting Joachim von Sandrart
Joachim von Sandrart
Joachim von Sandrart was a German Baroque art-historian and painter, active in Amsterdam during the Dutch Golden Age.-Biography:Sandrart was born in Frankfurt, but the family originated from Mons...
.
According to Karel van Mander, Hubrecht Iacobsz was the master of Pieter Cornelisz van Rijck
Pieter Cornelisz van Rijck
-Biography:According to Van Mander in 1604, he learned to draw from Jacob Willemsz Delff, but was meant for another profession, and spent time on other business for a few years before returning to the arts under the tutelage of Huybrecht Jacobsz Grimani for 6 months. He accompanied him to Italy,...
for 6 months after van Rijk had already trained with Jacob Willemsz Delff
Jacob Willemsz Delff
Jacob Willemszoon Delff the Elder, was a portrait painter active in Delft. He is known by a picture of an 'Archery-feast' in the Hotel de Ville at Delft, dated 1592 ; and by a 'Reconciliation of Esau and Jacob,' in the Belvedere at Vienna, bearing the date 1584. He also painted 'The...
in Delft 3 years before that for 2 months. Together, master and pupil travelled to Italy, where Rijk spent 15 years.
According to Hessel Miedema
Hessel Miedema
Hessel Miedema is a leading Dutch art historian and the world authority on Karel van Mander.-Biography:He was born in Sneek, but grew up in Amsterdam, where he studied art history at the University of Amsterdam. After his studies in 1957 he became curator of the Princessehof Ceramics Museum in...
who researched van Mander's Schilder-boeck
Schilder-boeck
The Schilder-Boeck is a book by the art historian Karel van Mander written in 1604. It was actually compiled from three books in total; the first was a translation from Giorgio Vasari's list of artist biographies called the Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects, the...
, Grimani and van Rijk travelled to Italy in 1588, and Grimani was listed in the Delft Guild book, opened in 1613, as the second best painter of Delft after Michael Mierevelt. The Utrecht diaries Aernout van Buchel
Aernout van Buchel
Aernout van Buchel was a Dutch antiquarian and humanist, specialising in Genealogy and Heraldry.-Life:...
also mentioned him as one of two noteworthy painters in Delft in May 1598. According to Dirk van Bleiswijk, who wrote a history of Delft, he was born between 1656-1566, and was 9 or 10 years with Marino Grimani who became doge in 1595. He was buried in April 11th 1631 according to necrology of Delft artists by J. Soutendam. No known works survive.