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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Johann Martin von Rohden (1778 - 1868)
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Kurt Sandweg (1927 - 2008)
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Johann Georg Meyer von Bremen (1813 - 1886)
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Oscar Bögel (1871 - 1964)
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Heinz Flockenhaus (1856 - 1919)
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1856 - 1919
Detlev Nitschke (1935)
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Bernd Mattiebe (1960)
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1960
Christian Rohlfs (1849 - 1938)
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Gustav Rutz (1857 - 1949)
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Andrea Bender (1972)
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Paul Lehmann-Brauns (1885 - 1970)
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1885 - 1970
Simon Dittrich (1940)
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1940
Shonah Trescott (1982)
Shonah Trescott
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Alfred Scherres (1864 - 1924)
Alfred Scherres
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Ferdinand Liebermann (1883 - 1941)
Ferdinand Liebermann
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Creators Post-Impressionism

Reinholdt Nielsen (1891 - 1984)
Reinholdt Nielsen
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Eliška Bartek (1950)
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1950
Henri Manguin (1874 - 1949)
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Jean Paul Lemieux (1904 - 1990)
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Gabrielle Montald (Canivet) (1867 - 1942)
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Vincent van Gogh (1853 - 1890)
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Luigi Russolo (1885 - 1947)
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Donald Stanley Vogel (1917 - 2004)
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Claude Émile Schuffenecker (1851 - 1934)
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1851 - 1934
Leon Zeytline (1885 - 1962)
Leon Zeytline
1885 - 1962
Pyotr Yakovlevich Anurin (1914 - 1992)
Pyotr Yakovlevich Anurin
1914 - 1992
Vladimir Dimitrov-Maystora (1882 - 1960)
Vladimir Dimitrov-Maystora
1882 - 1960
Konstantin Fyodorovich Bogaevsky (1872 - 1943)
Konstantin Fyodorovich Bogaevsky
1872 - 1943
Arthur Hacker (1858 - 1919)
Arthur Hacker
1858 - 1919
Nikolai Petrovich Feofilaktov (1876 - 1941)
Nikolai Petrovich Feofilaktov
1876 - 1941
Rostislav Ivanovich Vovkushevsky (1917 - 2000)
Rostislav Ivanovich Vovkushevsky
1917 - 2000
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