Jan Cornelisz. van 't Woudt (also Jan Cornelisz. van 't Woudt, Jan Woudanus, Jan Cornelisz. van 't Wout etc., born c. 1565 or c. 1570 near

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, buried 7 February 1615 in

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) was a

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, draughtsman and

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who worked in Delft and Leiden. Also in English.

Biography

Woudanus worked as an artist in both Delft (1570 - 1594) and Leiden (1594 - 1615). He was a pupil of the painter Jacob Willemsz. Delff the Elder and was later the teacher of Aryen Poten from Delft.

Work

Woudanus' work includes:

Paintings

Portrait of a lady, by Jan Cornelisz van 't Woudt.jpg, Portrait of a lady. Oil on panel, 1601 - 1609. Jan Cornelisz. van 't Woudt - De overgave van Weinsberg, 1603.jpg, The surrender of Weinsberg (Dutch: De overgave van Weinsberg), 1603. File:Jan Cornelisz. van 't Woudt - De overgave van Weinsberg, 1603 (Dirck Volckertszoon Coornhert cropped).jpg, Portrait of

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, detail of ''The surrender of Weinsberg''. File:Jan Cornelisz. van 't Woudt - De overgave van Weinsberg, 1603 (Jacob Duym - cropped).jpg, Portrait of Jacob Duym, detail of ''The surrender of Weinsberg''. JJScaliger.jpg, Portrait of

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(1540–1609). Oil on panel, 1608.

Prints

Prints after drawings by Jan Cornelisz. van 't Woudt, four on Leiden University by printmaker Willem Isaacsz. van Swanenburg and one by printmaker Willem Jacobsz. Delff Hortus Botanicus van de Universiteit Leiden Horti publici academiae Lugduno-Batavae cum areolis et pulvillis vera delineatio (titel op object) Vier gezichten van de Universiteit van Leiden (serietitel), RP-P-1894-A-18589.jpg, Leiden University Hortus Botanicus, 1610 or 1644. Anatomical theatre Leiden.jpg, Leiden University

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, 1610. Leiden 1610.jpg,

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, 1610. FencingSchoolLeiden1610.jpg, Leiden University

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school, undated. Grote wijnvat te Heidelberg, RP-P-1894-A-18592.jpg, Heidelberg Wine Barrel, Johann-Casimir-Fass. "IC" stands for Jan Cornelisz. (van 't Woudt).

References

Further literature

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