Jan van der Elburcht (1500–1571) was an early Dutch painter. His name is derived from

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, his town of birth.

Biography

According to Karel van Mander he was called ''cleen Hansken'' (little Hans), and was known for landscapes.Jan van der Elburcht
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Schilder-boeck or is a book written by the Flemish writer and painter Karel van Mander first published in 1604 in Haarlem in the Dutch Republic, where van Mander resided. The book is written in 17th-century Dutch and its title is commonly translated into En ...

'', 1604, courtesy of the

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Sandrart called him ''der kleine Hans'' and claimed he was known for his altarpiece for the fisher's altar in the Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal, Antwerp depicting the

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.Hans von der Elburcht bey Campen/ Der kleine Hans. so der kleine Hans genennet wurde
in Jacob von Sandrart's Teutsche Akademie According to the RKD he became a member of the Antwerp Guild of St. Luke in 1536.Jan van der Elburcht
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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 was a history painter. He died in Antwerp.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Elburcht, Jan van der 1500 births 1571 deaths Early Netherlandish painters People from Elburg Painters from Antwerp Dutch Renaissance painters