Jacob van Musscher

Jacob van Musscher (1580–1623) was a Dutch Golden Age painter.

Biography

Van Musscher was born in Emden. According to Houbraken he was called Jaques de Moschero and was one of 5 pupils of Karel van Mander; the others were, Korn. Engelsz, Hendr. Gerretz., Fr. Venant and especially Frans Hals.[1]

According to Karel van Mander who called him Iaques de Mosscher, he lived in Delft while he was writing, and was experienced and able in all forms of art.[2]

According to the RKD he was also known as Jacob Fransz, was a pupil of Karel van Mander, and he was the grandfather of Michiel van Musscher. He became a member of the Haarlem Guild of St. Luke in 1593 as Jacques Musschaert, and was married in Januari 1603 in Delft.[3] He died in Delft.

He may have been the father of the landscape painter Jacob van Moscher of Haarlem.

References

  1. ↑ (Dutch) Jacob van Musscher Biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
  2. ↑ (Dutch) Jacob van Musscher in Karel van Mander's Schilder-boeck, 1604, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
  3. ↑ Jacob van Musscher I in the RKD
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