Jacobus Mancadan
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Jacobus Sibrandi Mancadan (c. 1602, Minnertsga
– 4 October 1680, Tjerkgaast
) was a Dutch Golden Age painter
mostly known for his pastoral
landscapes.
region. The Italianate landscapes seem to be influenced by the work of Salvator Rosa
,, but also by Haarlem painters such as Jan van Goyen and Salomon van Ruysdael.
Mancadan also served as a government official, and apparently did not begin painting until midway through his life. According to the RKD he lived in Franeker from 1634 to 1644, where he also served as mayor. In 1658 he became involved in peat
winning in the southeast
of Friesland and was one of initiators of the canal, dug to Bakkeveen
. He settled down in Siegerswoude
. After his wife died he moved to Beetsterzwaag
where his daughter lived. He died in Tjerkgaast, where his son, who had a bad reputation, was a minister.
Minnertsga
Minnertsga is a small village in Het Bildt in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 1850 citizens....
– 4 October 1680, Tjerkgaast
Tjerkgaast
Tjerkgaast is a small village in Skarsterlân in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around 190 citizens ....
) was a Dutch Golden Age painter
Dutch Golden Age painting
Dutch Golden Age painting is the painting of the Dutch Golden Age, a period in Dutch history generally spanning the 17th century, during and after the later part of the Eighty Years War for Dutch independence. The new Dutch Republic was the most prosperous nation in Europe, and led European trade,...
mostly known for his pastoral
Pastoral
The adjective pastoral refers to the lifestyle of pastoralists, such as shepherds herding livestock around open areas of land according to seasons and the changing availability of water and pasturage. It also refers to a genre in literature, art or music that depicts such shepherd life in an...
landscapes.
Biography
He is considered one of the most important Frisian landscape painters of the Dutch Golden Age. His landscapes were either idealized in the Italian manner or more naturalistic and depicting recognizable features of his native FrieslandFriesland
Friesland is a province in the north of the Netherlands and part of the ancient region of Frisia.Until the end of 1996, the province bore Friesland as its official name. In 1997 this Dutch name lost its official status to the Frisian Fryslân...
region. The Italianate landscapes seem to be influenced by the work of Salvator Rosa
Salvator Rosa
Salvator Rosa was an Italian Baroque painter, poet and printmaker, active in Naples, Rome and Florence. As a painter, he is best known as an "unorthodox and extravagant" and a "perpetual rebel" proto-Romantic.-Early life:...
,, but also by Haarlem painters such as Jan van Goyen and Salomon van Ruysdael.
Mancadan also served as a government official, and apparently did not begin painting until midway through his life. According to the RKD he lived in Franeker from 1634 to 1644, where he also served as mayor. In 1658 he became involved in peat
Peat
Peat is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation matter or histosol. Peat forms in wetland bogs, moors, muskegs, pocosins, mires, and peat swamp forests. Peat is harvested as an important source of fuel in certain parts of the world...
winning in the southeast
Opsterland
Opsterland is a municipality in the province of Friesland in the Netherlands.-Population centres:Bakkeveen, Beetsterzwaag, Frieschepalen, Gorredijk, Hemrik, Jonkerslân, Langezwaag, Lippenhuizen, Luxwoude, Nij Beets, Olterterp, Siegerswoude, Terwispel, Tijnje, Ureterp, Wijnjewoude.-Twin towns —...
of Friesland and was one of initiators of the canal, dug to Bakkeveen
Bakkeveen
Bakkefean , or Bakkeveen , is a village of about 2000 inhabitants in the municipality of Opsterland in the east of Friesland in the Netherlands....
. He settled down in Siegerswoude
Siegerswoude
Siegerswoude is a village consisting of about 875 inhabitants in the municipality of Opsterland in the east of Friesland in the Netherlands....
. After his wife died he moved to Beetsterzwaag
Beetsterzwaag
Beetsterzwaag is a village consisting of about 3650 inhabitants in the municipality of Opsterland in the east of Friesland in the Netherlands....
where his daughter lived. He died in Tjerkgaast, where his son, who had a bad reputation, was a minister.
External links
- Entry on the Getty List of Artist's Names
- Jacob Sibrandi Mancadan on ArtnetArtnetartnet is an online service provider for the international art market with headquarters in New York, Berlin and Paris. Additionally, artnet has regional offices in China, the UK and Russia.- Business model :...