Dirck Hendricksz (
Amsterdam, 1544 –
Amsterdam, 1618) was a
Dutch-
Italian painter. In Italy he was known as Teodoro d'Errico or Dirk Hendrici. He was engaged in painting mainly altarpieces and for churches in
Naples from 1574 to 1606. Although born in Holland, he is referred in texts as a ''Flemish'' painter.
Biography
His style shows the influence of
Pieter Aertsen and
Franz Floris
Frans Floris, Frans Floris the Elder or Frans Floris de Vriendt (17 April 15191 October 1570) was a Flemish painter, draughtsman, print artist and tapestry designer. He is mainly known for his history paintings, allegorical scenes and portraits. ...
. His presence in
Rome is documented by 1568, where they likely met
Jean Soens and
Bartholomeus Spranger, who worked for the
Zuccari brothers. By 1573, he had painted the ''Madonna delle Grazie and Saints'' for the church of San Severo all Sanita. He was a witness at the marriage of the Flemish painter
Cornelis Smet
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 ...
. Dirck participated in the decoration of the ceiling of
San Gregorio Armeno. In the 1580s he painted a ''Last Supper'' for the church of Sant'Eligio ai Vergini. In 1587–1589, he helps decorate the ceiling of the church of
Donnaromita Santa Maria Donnaromita is a former church located on via Paladino in Naples.
A church at the site was first founded by nuns putatively fleeing in 1025 from iconoclasm in Constantinople, and thus initially gave the monastery the title: ''Monaste ...
. His canvas of ''The Ascension'' for the church of
San Domenico Maggiore dates from 1605 to 1606. His son Giovan Luca (died 1609) was also a painter in Naples. Dirck moved to Amsterdam in 1610.
''Fiamminghi e altri maestri''
article by Ida Maietta, edited by Fernando Rigon, Fondazione Memmo, Italy, (2008), page 94.
Gallery
Dirk hendricksz (teodoro d'errico), ascensione, 1605-09 ca. 2.jpg, Ascension
Dirk hendricksz centen (teodoro d'errico), madonna del rosario, 1578, Q1118, 01.JPG, Madonna of the Rosary
Dirk hendricksz centen (teodoro d'errico), ultima cena, 1585 ca., da s.eligio ai vergini.JPG, Last Supper from Sant'Eligio ai Vergini
Dirk hendricksz centen, crocifissione, 1591 ca., Q478.JPG, Crucifixion
References
16th-century Italian painters
Italian male painters
17th-century Italian painters
Dutch Mannerist painters
1544 births
1618 deaths
Painters from Naples
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