Jan van Neck (1634–1714), was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
Jan van Neck | |
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 Anatomical lesson by Dr. Frederik Ruysch. | |
| Born | Jan van Neck 1634 |
| Died | June 6, 1714 (aged 79) |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Baroque |
Biography
editHe was born in Naarden and became a painter, draftsman, engraver, and interior decorator.[1] According to Houbraken his father was a doctor who apprenticed him to Jacob Adriaensz Backer to learn draftsmanship.[2] He painted historical allegories, portraits, and scenes of naked women bathing. Houbraken liked especially an altarpiece in the Wallonian Catholic church of Amsterdam by his hand. Houbraken wrote that he was a friendly man with many entertaining stories, and he consulted him as a source for his books while he was bedridden. He mentions also that Neck was a great friend of Dirck Ferreris, whose collection of drawings and papierkunst or paper-art (probably paper-cuts) came into his possession on his death.[2]
References
edit- ^ Jan van Neck in RKD
- ^ a b (in Dutch) Johan van Neck biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature
