Werner van den Valckert
Werner van den Valckert (ca. 1585 - after 1635[1]) was a Dutch Golden Age painter and engraver.
Werner van den Valckert | |
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 Man With a Ring, possibly Bartolomeus Jansz van Assendelft, 1617. | |
| Born | Werner van den Valckert 1585 |
| Died | 1635 (aged 49–50) |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Baroque |
Biography
Though he was born in Amsterdam, he became a member of the Guild of St. Luke in the Hague between 1600 - 1605.[1] By 1614 he had moved to Amsterdam, because his daughter was baptized there. His earliest dated etchings are from 1612. His surviving paintings are historical allegories and portraits. He also made a prestigious schuttersstuk, which features the Amsterdam burgermeester Albert Burgh.
According to Houbraken, he was a student of Hendrik Goltzius.[2] He painted a series of 4 paintings showing a doctor as angel, Christ, a man, and the devil; these were all based on engravings by Goltzius. These paintings are now in the possession of the Boerhaave Museum, which has other similar series on display. He also made a series of 4 paintings about relief for the poor, now in the possession of the Amsterdam Historical Museum.[1]
According to the RKD, his pupil was Andries Jeremias.[1]
References
- Werner van den Valckert in the RKD
- Warnard van den Valkert biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature