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

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Ludwig Emil Grimm (1790 - 1863)
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Ugo Dossi (1943)
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Bettina Sellmann (1971)
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Tomas Schmit (1943 - 2006)
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Carl Haag (1820 - 1915)
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Wolfgang Kolks (1935)
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Otis Kaye (1885 - 1974)
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Josse Goossens (1876 - 1929)
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Wilhelm von Breitschwert (1828 - 1875)
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Anna Dorothea Therbusch (Lisiewski) (1721 - 1782)
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Timo Kahl (1993)
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Heinrich Ludwig von Gleichen-Russwurm (1836 - 1901)
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Tahir Salahov (1928 - 2021)
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Heinz Werner (1928 - 2019)
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Creators Post-Impressionism

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834 - 1903)
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1834 - 1903
André Hambourg (1909 - 1999)
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Gustave Loiseau (1865 - 1935)
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Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875 - 1911)
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Jessie Boswell (1881 - 1956)
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1881 - 1956
Leiko Ikemura (1951)
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1951
Émile Bernard (1868 - 1941)
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Emily Mae Smith (1979)
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Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (1824 - 1898)
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1824 - 1898
George Frederic Watts (1817 - 1904)
George Frederic Watts
1817 - 1904
Reine Paradis (1989)
Reine Paradis
1989
Zinaida Yevgenyevna Serebriakova (1884 - 1967)
Zinaida Yevgenyevna Serebriakova
1884 - 1967
Samuel John Peploe (1871 - 1935)
Samuel John Peploe
1871 - 1935
Paul Valery (1871 - 1945)
Paul Valery
1871 - 1945
Édouard Leon Cortès (1882 - 1969)
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1882 - 1969
Vincent van Gogh (1853 - 1890)
Vincent van Gogh
1853 - 1890
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