Cornelis Corneliszoon van Haarlem (1562 – 11 November 1638) was a

Dutch Golden Age painter Dutch Golden Age painting is the painting of the Dutch Golden Age, a period in Dutch history roughly spanning the 17th century, during and after the later part of the Eighty Years' War (1568–1648) for Dutch independence. The new Dutch Repub ...

and draughtsman, one of the leading

Northern Mannerist 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 and elsewhere from around the mid-century, es ...

artists in the

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, and an important forerunner of

Frans Hals Frans Hals the Elder (, , ; – 26 August 1666) was a Dutch Golden Age painter, chiefly of individual and group portraits and of genre works, who lived and worked in Haarlem. Hals played an important role in the evolution of 17th-century group ...

as a portraitist.

Biography

Born in

Haarlem Haarlem (; predecessor of ''Harlem'' in English) is a city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland. Haarlem is situated at the northern edge of the Randstad, one of the most populated metropoli ...

, Cornelis Corneliszoon was a pupil of

Pieter Pietersz Pieter Pietersz the Elder, also Pieter Pietersz. (I), (1540–1603) was a Dutch Renaissance painter. Biography Pietersz was born in Antwerp. According to Karel van Mander, who mentioned him in his biography of his father Pieter Aertsen, he f ...

in Haarlem, and later

Gillis Coignet Gillis Coignet, Congnet or Quiniet (c. 1542 – 1599) was a Flemish Renaissance painter, who was strongly influenced by the Italian style. He painted historical and mythological subjects of an easel size, but was more successful in landscapes, ...

Antwerp Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,

.Cornelis Cornelisz. van Haarlem
in the

RKD The Netherlands Institute for Art History or RKD (Dutch: RKD-Nederlands Instituut voor Kunstgeschiedenis), previously Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie (RKD), is located in The Hague and is home to the largest art history center i ...

He is known among art historians as a member of the

Haarlem Mannerists 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 and elsewhere from around the mid-century, es ...

, who were highly influenced by the work of

Bartholomeus Spranger Bartholomeus Spranger or Bartholomaeus SprangerBartholomeus Spranger
at the

, whose drawings were brought to Haarlem by

Carel van Mander Karel van Mander (I) or Carel van Mander I (May 1548 – 2 September 1606) was a Flemish painter, poet, art historian and art theoretician, who established himself in the Dutch Republic in the latter part of his life. He is mainly remembe ...

in 1585, and had a strong immediate effect.Slive, 8 He painted mainly portraits as well as

mythological Myth is a folklore genre consisting of narratives that play a fundamental role in a society, such as foundational tales or origin myths. Since "myth" is widely used to imply that a story is not objectively true, the identification of a narrat ...

and

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subjects. Initially Cornelis Cornelisz painted large-size, highly stylized works with Italianate nudes in twisted poses with a grotesque, unnatural anatomy. Later, his style changed to one based on the

Netherlandish The Low Countries comprise the coastal Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta region in Western Europe, whose definition usually includes the modern countries of Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands. Both Belgium and the Netherlands derived their ...

realist tradition. When his parents fled

, as the Spanish army laid siege to the city in 1573 during the

Eighty Years' War The Eighty Years' War or Dutch Revolt ( nl, Nederlandse Opstand) ( c.1566/1568–1648) was an armed conflict in the Habsburg Netherlands between disparate groups of rebels and the Spanish government. The causes of the war included the Refo ...

, Cornelis Cornelisz remained behind and was raised by the painter

Pieter Pietersz the Elder Pieter Pietersz the Elder, also Pieter Pietersz. (I), (1540–1603) was a Dutch Renaissance painter. Biography Pietersz was born in Antwerp. According to Karel van Mander, who mentioned him in his biography of his father Pieter Aertsen, he f ...

, his first teacher. Later, in 1580-1581 Corneliszoon studied in

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, and Antwerp (with Coignet), before returning to Haarlem, where he stayed the rest of his life. He became a respected member of the community and in 1583 he received his first official commission from the city of Haarlem, a militia company portrait, the Banquet of the Haarlem Civic Guard. He later became city painter of Haarlem and received numerous official commissions. As a portrait painter, both of groups and individuals, he was an important influence on Frans Hals. He married Maritgen Arentsdr Deyman, the daughter of a mayor of Haarlem, sometime before 1603. In 1605, he inherited a third of his wealthy father-in-law's estate.

Works

Together with Carel van Mander,

Hendrick Goltzius Hendrick Goltzius, or Hendrik, (; ; January or February 1558 – 1 January 1617) was a German-born Dutch printmaker, draftsman, and painter. He was the leading Dutch engraver of the early Baroque period, or Northern Mannerism, lauded for his ...

and other artists, he started an informal drawing school that has become known in art history circles as the

Haarlem Academy Haarlem (; predecessor of ''Harlem'' in English) is a city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland. Haarlem is situated at the northern edge of the Randstad, one of the most populated metropol ...

or "Haarlem Mannerists". Probably this was a very informal grouping, perhaps meeting to draw nude models, and certainly to exchange artistic views. Corneliszoon also played a role in the failed attempt to make a new charter for the

Haarlem Guild of St. Luke The Haarlem Guild of Saint Luke was first a Christian, and later a city Guild for various trades falling under the patron saints Luke the Evangelist and Saint Eligius. History During the lifetime of Geertgen tot Sint Jans, there was probably a ...

in 1630, which tried to raise the status of the artists. His registered pupils were

Salomon de Bray Salomon de Bray (1597 – 11 May 1664) was a Dutch Golden Age painter and architect. Biography De Bray was born in Amsterdam, but established himself in Haarlem before 1617, where he is registered as being a member of the schutterij that ye ...

Cornelis Jacobsz Delff Cornelis Jacobsz. Delff (1570–1643) was a Dutch Golden Age still life painter. Biography Delff was born in Gouda. According to Houbraken he was first a pupil of his father Jacob Delff, and then of Cornelis van Haarlem.

Cornelis Engelsz Cornelis Engelsz. (1575–1650) was a Dutch Golden Age painter and the father of Johannes Cornelisz Verspronck. Biography Engelsz was born in Gouda. According to Houbraken, he was a pupil of Karel van Mander and a colleague of Frans Hals ...

, and

Gerrit Pietersz Sweelink Gerrit Pietersz Sweelink (1566–1612) was a Dutch Golden Age painter. Biography Sweelink was born and died in Amsterdam. According to Karel van Mander he was first taught to paint by Jacob Lenartsz, a glasspainter of Amsterdam whose father ...

. Among his students was

Cornelis Claesz Heda Cornelis is a Dutch form of the male given name Cornelius. Some common shortened versions of Cornelis in Dutch are Cees, Cor, Corné, Corneel, Crelis, Kees, Neel and Nelis. Cornelis (Kees) and Johannes (Jan) used to be the most common given na ...

(brother of

Willem Claeszoon Heda Willem Claesz. Heda (December 14, 1593/1594c. 1680/1682) was a Dutch Golden Age artist from the city of Haarlem devoted exclusively to the painting of still life. He is known for his innovation of the late breakfast genre of still life painti ...

), who seems to have exported Cornelisz' particular brand of mannerism to India, where he was active at the court of the sultan of

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.Gijs Kruijtze
Xenophobia in Seventeenth-Century India
(Leiden: Leiden University Press, 2009), 21 Paintings by him are on display at the

Frans Hals Museum The Frans Hals Museum is a museum located in Haarlem, the Netherlands. The museum was established in 1862. In 1950, the museum was split in two locations when the collection of modern art was moved to the '' Museum De Hallen'' (since 2018 called ...

in Haarlem, the

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, the

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, the

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, the Hermitage in

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, the

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, and other museums.

Gallery

Image:Cornelis van Haarlem - De eerste familie.jpg, ''The first family'' (Noah and his family) (c.1582–1592) File:Cornelis Cornelisz. van Haarlem - The Fall of Ixion - Google Art Project.jpg, ''The Fall of

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'', (1588) Image:Cornelis van Haarlem - Doopsel van Christus.jpg, '' The Baptism of Christ'' (c.1588) Image:Cornelis van Haarlem - Bethlehemse kindermoord.jpg, ''Massacre of the Innocents'' (1590) 'Hercules and Achelous' by Cornelis Cornelisz. van Haarlem, 1590.jpg, ''Hercules and Achelous'' (1590) Image:The Holy Family by Cornelis van Haarlem 1590.jpeg, ''The Holy Family'' (1590) Image:Cornelis Cornelisz van Haarlem - Een monnik en een begijn - 1590.jpg, ''Nun and Monk'' (1591) File:Cornelis van Haarlem Christ.jpg, ''Christ the Redeemer'', c. 1591. Image:Cornelis van Haarlem - De zondeval.jpg, ''Adam and Eve'' (1592) File:WLANL - legalizefreedom - De bruiloft van Peleus en Thetis.jpg, ''The Wedding of Peleus and Thetis'', c. 1592-93 Image:Cornelis Cornelisz van Haarlem - Pieter Jansz Kies.jpg, ''Portrait of Pieter Jansz Kies'' (1596) Cornelis van Haarlem - Banket van de officieren van de St. Jorisdoelen.jpg, ''Banquet of the Officers of the Company of St. George'' (1599) Cornelis van Haarlem - Venus en Adonis.jpg, ''Venus and Adonis'' (1614) Allegory of Repentance mg 0014.jpg, '' Allegory of Vanity and Repentance'' (1616) (oil on panel) Image:Cornelis Cornelisz. van Haarlem 005.jpg, ''The Good Samaritan'' (1627) (oil on panel)

Notes

References

*Seymour Slive, ''Dutch Painting, 1600–1800'', Yale UP, 1995.

External links

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