Flemish Mannerist Painter, 1546-1611 Related Paintings of SPRANGER, Bartholomaeus :. | Portrait of a Man | A shaykh in the prayer niche of a mosque | Johan Hendrik Louis Meijer | Leda and the Swan | The Penny Wedding (mk25) | Related Artists:
James clarke hook,r.a1819-1907
English painter. He studied with the portrait painter John Jackson and entered the Royal Academy Schools, London, in 1836, winning medals for drawing and historical painting. His Academy d?but was in 1839 with The Hard Task (untraced). In 1844 Hook was awarded a gold medal in the Houses of Parliament competition. In 1846 he won a Royal Academy travelling scholarship, enabling him to spend two years in Italy, where he was strongly influenced by the colouring of the Venetian painters. On his return his work included a series of subjects from Venetian history, including The Rescue of the Brides of Venice
VERMEER VAN DELFT, JanDutch Baroque Era Painter, 1632-1675
Master of the HousebookGerman Northern Renaissance Painter, 15th Century, German graphic artist. The master is named for a series of vigorous and sophisticated drawings of everyday life found in the Hausbuch at Castle Wolfegg. Many of his engravings are in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. His work is thought to have influenced Bosch, Bruegel, and Durer.