Jan Verkade (1868 - 1946) - photo 1

Jan Verkade

Jan Verkade, birth name Johannes Sixtus Gerhardus Verkade, later changed to Willibrord Verkade, was a Dutch and German Benedictine monk, Post-Impressionist and Symbolist painter.

Jan was captivated by art from his youth and began studying painting at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Amsterdam, later in Paris he met Paul Gauguin, Paul Sérusier and other Symbolists, which played a major role in his worldview. In the last years of the 19th century, Verkade joined the Nabis (Les Nabis), a group of Symbolist artists. Fascinated by esoteric mysticism, the Kabbalah and Eastern magical teachings, he, however, adhered to the canons of Christianity.

In 1893 Verkade went to a Benedictine monastery in Boiron, Germany, painted churches and monasteries, and in 1902 he became a priest and changed his name to Willibrord Verkade. He continued to paint until 1927, but was no longer able to reach the level of his French period, considered his best period. However, he made a significant contribution to the Beuron school of art, which was founded by a confederation of Benedictine monks in Germany at the end of the 19th century. Up until his death in 1946, Verkade led a reclusive life, writing several religious, historical, and scientific linguistic works over the years.

Date and place of birt:18 september 1868, Zaandam, The Netherlands
Date and place of death:19 july 1946, Beuron, Germany
Nationality:Germany, The Netherlands
Period of activity: XIX, XX century
Specialization:Artist, Monk, Painter, Priest, Writer
Genre:Landscape painting, Portrait, Self-portrait, Still life
Art style:Post-Impressionism, Symbolism

Creators Germany

Alfred Eisenstaedt (1898 - 1995)
Alfred Eisenstaedt
1898 - 1995
Volker Köpp (1953)
Volker Köpp
1953
Jürgen Partenheimer (1947)
Jürgen Partenheimer
1947
Leo von König (1871 - 1944)
Leo von König
1871 - 1944
Joachim Grommek (1957)
Joachim Grommek
1957
Werner Heldt (1904 - 1954)
Werner Heldt
1904 - 1954
Theodor Rocholl (1854 - 1933)
Theodor Rocholl
1854 - 1933
Ida Kerkovius (1879 - 1970)
Ida Kerkovius
1879 - 1970
Luigi Colani (1928 - 2019)
Luigi Colani
1928 - 2019
Isa Genzken (1948)
Isa Genzken
1948
Willy Robert Huth (1890 - 1977)
Willy Robert Huth
1890 - 1977
Johann Heinrich Roos (1631 - 1685)
Johann Heinrich Roos
1631 - 1685
David Naumovich Hofshtein (1889 - 1952)
David Naumovich Hofshtein
1889 - 1952
Ferdinand Runk (1764 - 1834)
Ferdinand Runk
1764 - 1834
Ludwig von Hofmann (1861 - 1945)
Ludwig von Hofmann
1861 - 1945
Johann Anton Alban Ramboux (1790 - 1866)
Johann Anton Alban Ramboux
1790 - 1866

Creators Post-Impressionism

Fausto Pirandello (1899 - 1975)
Fausto Pirandello
1899 - 1975
James Edward Hervey MacDonald (1873 - 1932)
James Edward Hervey MacDonald
1873 - 1932
Yevgeny Ivanovich Stolitsa (1870 - 1929)
Yevgeny Ivanovich Stolitsa
1870 - 1929
Gaston Prunier (1863 - 1927)
Gaston Prunier
1863 - 1927
Harry Mathes (1882 - 1969)
Harry Mathes
1882 - 1969
Karl Stachelscheid (1917 - 1970)
Karl Stachelscheid
1917 - 1970
Yervand Kochar (1899 - 1979)
Yervand Kochar
1899 - 1979
Antonio Oberto (1872 - 1954)
Antonio Oberto
1872 - 1954
Louis Auguste Legrand (1863 - 1951)
Louis Auguste Legrand
1863 - 1951
Olga Yuryevna Kotlyarova-Prokopenko (1954)
Olga Yuryevna Kotlyarova-Prokopenko
1954
Lucien Pissarro (1863 - 1944)
Lucien Pissarro
1863 - 1944
Jan Mankes (1889 - 1920)
Jan Mankes
1889 - 1920
Henry Herbert La Thangue (1859 - 1929)
Henry Herbert La Thangue
1859 - 1929
Sergei Fedorovich Shishko (1911 - 1997)
Sergei Fedorovich Shishko
1911 - 1997
Max Klinger (1857 - 1920)
Max Klinger
1857 - 1920
Konstantin Somov (1869 - 1939)
Konstantin Somov
1869 - 1939
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