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

Kunibert Fritz (1937)
Kunibert Fritz
1937
Ferdinand Goetz (1874 - 1941)
Ferdinand Goetz
1874 - 1941
Matthias Mücke (1957)
Matthias Mücke
1957
Christian Thoelke (1973)
Christian Thoelke
1973
Alexander Ernst Voigt (1981)
Alexander Ernst Voigt
1981
Carl Buchheister (1890 - 1964)
Carl Buchheister
1890 - 1964
Karl Heinz Hargesheimer (1924 - 1971)
Karl Heinz Hargesheimer
1924 - 1971
Adolf Schinnerer (1876 - 1949)
Adolf Schinnerer
1876 - 1949
Gabriele Münter (1877 - 1962)
Gabriele Münter
1877 - 1962
Walter Heimig (1881 - 1955)
Walter Heimig
1881 - 1955
Eduard Daelen (1848 - 1923)
Eduard Daelen
1848 - 1923
Leopold Durm (1878 - 1918)
Leopold Durm
1878 - 1918
Hermann Prell (1854 - 1922)
Hermann Prell
1854 - 1922
Christian Eduard Boettcher (1818 - 1889)
Christian Eduard Boettcher
1818 - 1889
Ludwig Stiller (1872 - 1939)
Ludwig Stiller
1872 - 1939
Anatoly Dmitrievich Kaygorodov (1878 - 1945)
Anatoly Dmitrievich Kaygorodov
1878 - 1945

Creators Post-Impressionism

Boris Petrovich Sveshnikov (1927 - 1998)
Boris Petrovich Sveshnikov
1927 - 1998
Giovanni Segantini (1858 - 1899)
Giovanni Segantini
1858 - 1899
Konstantin Fyodorovich Yuon (1875 - 1958)
Konstantin Fyodorovich Yuon
1875 - 1958
Leidy Churchman (1979)
Leidy Churchman
1979
Filippo de Pisis (1896 - 1956)
Filippo de Pisis
1896 - 1956
Adolf Frey-Moock (1881 - 1954)
Adolf Frey-Moock
1881 - 1954
Jim Shaw (1952)
Jim Shaw
1952
Vasili Rozhdestvensky (1884 - 1963)
Vasili Rozhdestvensky
1884 - 1963
Johann Georg Müller (1913 - 1986)
Johann Georg Müller
1913 - 1986
Jean-Louis Hamon (1821 - 1874)
Jean-Louis Hamon
1821 - 1874
Nikolai Ivanovich Volynets (1921 - 2003)
Nikolai Ivanovich Volynets
1921 - 2003
Frantisek Cavan (1866 - 1941)
Frantisek Cavan
1866 - 1941
Charles Pierre Baudelaire (1821 - 1867)
Charles Pierre Baudelaire
1821 - 1867
René Gockinga (1893 - 1962)
René Gockinga
1893 - 1962
Ernest Cornélis Ary Renan (1857 - 1900)
Ernest Cornélis Ary Renan
1857 - 1900
Vitaly Nikolaevich Goryaev (1910 - 1982)
Vitaly Nikolaevich Goryaev
1910 - 1982
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