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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Peter Vogel (1937 - 2017)
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Paul Emil Rumpf (1860 - 1948)
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Michel Victor Acier (1736 - 1799)
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Carl Johann Lasch (1822 - 1888)
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Fred A. Th. Winter (1906 - 1974)
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Stephan Heggelke (1963)
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Albert Sous (1935)
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Reinhold Goelles (1960)
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Eduard Stiegel (1818 - 1879)
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Daniele Buetti (1955)
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Wolf Panizza (1901 - 1977)
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Hugo Wolff-Maage (1866 - 1947)
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Emil Reinicke (1859 - 1942)
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Peter May (1926)
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Creators Post-Impressionism

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Mela Muter (1876 - 1967)
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Dimitrie Paciurea (1873 - 1932)
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1873 - 1932
Leonid Fyodorovich Balaklav (1956)
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James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834 - 1903)
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Carl Leipold (1864 - 1943)
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1864 - 1943
Boris Petrovich Sveshnikov (1927 - 1998)
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Mikhail Vrubel (1856 - 1910)
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1856 - 1910
Claude Lepape (1913 - 1994)
Claude Lepape
1913 - 1994
Anselmo Bucci (1887 - 1955)
Anselmo Bucci
1887 - 1955
Julio Ruelas (1870 - 1907)
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1870 - 1907
Santiago Rusiñol (1861 - 1931)
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1861 - 1931
Matthias Maris (1839 - 1917)
Matthias Maris
1839 - 1917
Clara Arnheim (1865 - 1942)
Clara Arnheim
1865 - 1942
Eugen Cunz (1918 - 2014)
Eugen Cunz
1918 - 2014
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