Karel van Mander
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Karel van Mander or Carel van Mander I 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
Portrait of van Mander from his book
Portrait of a man, Kunsthistorisches Museum
The adoration of the golden calf, Frans Hals Museum
Garden of Love, 1602, Hermitage Museum
Northern Mannerism
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Northern Mannerism is the form of Mannerism found in the visual arts north of the Alps in the 16th and early 17th centuries. Styles largely derived from Italian Mannerism were found in the Netherlands
Karel van Mander
…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. Most of the information about Karel van Mander's life is based on a brief and anonymous biographical sketch included in the…
Bartholomeus Spranger, Hercules, Deianira and Nessus, 1580–85
Stucco overdoor at Fontainebleau, probably designed by Primaticcio, who painted the oval inset
Diana the Huntress, School of Fontainebleau, 1550s
French or Burgundian table in walnut, 2nd half of the 16th century