Karel van Mander | |
|---|---|
 Portrait of van Mander from his book | |
| Born | May 1548 |
| Died | 2 September 1606 (aged 58) |
| Education | Lucas de Heere and Pieter Vlerick |
| Known for | Painting, poetry, writing |
| Notable work | Schilder-boeck (1604), several paintings |
| Movement | Mannerism |
| Patron(s) | Haarlem city council |
Karel van Mander (I) or Carel van Mander I[1][2] (May 1548 – 2 September 1606) was a Flemish painter, playwright, poet, art historian and art theoretician, who established himself in the Dutch Republic in the latter part of his life. He is mainly remembered as a biographer of Early Netherlandish painters and Northern Renaissance artists in his Schilder-boeck. As an artist and art theoretician he played a significant role in the spread and development of Northern Mannerism in the Dutch Republic.[3]
- ^ Alternative name spellings: Carel van Mandere, Karel Van Mander and Carel Van Mander
- ^ Karel van Mander at the Netherlands Institute for Art History
- ^ Painting in the Dutch Golden Age - A Profile of the Seventeenth Century, National Gallery of Art, 2007, p. 119