Jacob Savery (1566 - 1603)
1566Kortrijk, Belgium1603-04-23Amsterdam, The NetherlandsBelgium, The Netherlands, Flanders
Jacob Savery
Jacob Savery the Elder was a Flemish painter, etcher and draughtsman. He was trained in Antwerp and later moved to the Dutch Republic after 1584. He specialised in still lifes, animals, landscapes en genre paintings.
Jacob’s earliest known works of 1584-86 are mostly cabinet-size landscapes that clearly show the influence of his master Hans Bol.
In Amsterdam Jacob was active as painter, etcher and draftsman. He produced a series of etchings in Pieter Bruegel the Elder's stipple technique depicting idealized rural scenes full of picturesque details, such as castle ruins and rabbit hunts.
Date and place of birt: | 1566, Kortrijk, Belgium |
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Date and place of death: | 23 april 1603, Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
Nationality: | Belgium, The Netherlands, Flanders |
Period of activity: | XVI, XVII century |
Specialization: | Artist, Painter |
Genre: | Animalistic, Genre art, Landscape painting, Still life |
Art style: | Northern Renaissance, Mannerism |