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Jacob Adriaensz Backer

Jacob Adriaensz Backer

1608–1651
Harlingen, Netherlands
PaintingBaroque
Representation
None documented
0
Institutional Exhibitions
4
Works in Collection
15
Assets Indexed
3
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
80%
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Cultural Positioning

Movements
  • • Baroque
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Authority Records (1)

Field Verification (2 fields)

1 cross-verified · 1 single-source
  • Birth yearArtsy· 92%✓
  • NationalityWikidata + Artsy· 92%
About

Why this artist matters now

Jacob Adriaensz Backer was a Dutch Golden Age painter. He produced about 140 paintings in twenty years, including portraits, religious subjects, and mythological paintings. In his style, he was influenced by Wybrand de Geest, Rubens and Abraham Bloemaert. He is also noted for his drawings of male and female nudes.

Source: Artsy · Trust score: 85% · Updated 1mo ago

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Taste overlap and adjacency

Movement
Baroque
Medium
Painting
Related Artists
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Museum Collections

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Artworks (4)

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Images

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Officers and other Civic Guardsmen of the V District in Amsterdam under the command of Captain Cornelis de Graeff and Lieutenant Hendrick Lauwrensz (1642)
Rijksmuseum
Regents of the Amsterdam Nieuwe Zijds Huiszittenhuis (1640 - 1651)
Rijksmuseum
Zittende man met hoed en mantel, naar rechts (1618 - 1651)
Rijksmuseum
Johannes Wttenbogaert (1557-1644). Remonstrant Minister in The Hague (1638)
Rijksmuseum
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Baroque
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Representation & Collections

In collection
Rijksmuseum
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