Jacob Claesz van Utrecht, also named by his

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Jacobus Traiectensis (c. 1479 – after 1525) was a

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early Renaissance painter who worked in

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and

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Life

Few details are known of Jacob van Utrecht's life. Research on this artist did not start before the end of 19th century. He was probably born in

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, although it is not certain. It is assumed that he became a citizen of Antwerp around 1500 and he is recorded as a "free

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" of the

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there from 1506 to 1512. From 1519 to 1525 he is recorded as a member of the ''Leonardsbruderschaft'' ("Leonard's Brotherhood"), a religious confraternity of merchants in Lübeck among whose ranks the leaders of the

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in the 1530s could be found. From then on no traces of his life have been found.

Signature

In addition to ''Jacobus Traiectensis'' he also signed his artworks with his real surname ''Claesz / Claez''.

Works

* ''Berlin

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'' (1513), Gemäldegalerie in Berlin * ''Cologne

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'' (1515), for the Great St. Martin Church in

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, now in the Wallraf-Richartz Museum *

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(1520) for Lübeck merchant, Hinrich Kerckring, St. Annen Museum in Lübeck *

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of a young Lady from Lübeck (c. 1520),

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* Portrait of a man with a little dog (c. 1520), Swedish National Museum of Fine Arts,

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* Portrait ''Johann Wigerick'' (1522), Herdringen Palace near

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, (

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) * Portrait of a man writing a letter (1524), Gemäldegalerie, Berlin * Portrait of a man with rings (1524),

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St. Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

, Russia *

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altar (ca. 1525), in Nødebo in the north of

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Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark ...

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altar (1525) for St. Mary's Church in Lübeck, lost in World War II bomb raid *

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altar with portraits of donating Lübeck merchant Hermann Plönnies and his wife, formerly in the Reedtz-Thott Collection at Gavnø Castle on the isle of Gavnø near

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on southern Zealand, since 2012 in the St. Annen Museum in Lübeck

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Utrecht, Jacob Van 16th-century Flemish painters Early Netherlandish painters Culture in Lübeck Artists from Utrecht Painters from Antwerp Flemish Renaissance painters Year of birth uncertain Year of death unknown