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

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Cornelius Völker (1965)
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Albert Ludwig Trippel (1813 - 1854)
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Francis Bott (1904 - 1998)
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Karl Opfermann (1891 - 1960)
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Johann Baptist Joseph Bastiné (1783 - 1844)
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1783 - 1844
Tina Tahir (1973)
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1973
Karl von Enhuber (1811 - 1867)
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Georg Tappert (1880 - 1957)
Georg Tappert
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Michael Heckert (1950)
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1950
Ludwig Vollmar (1842 - 1884)
Ludwig Vollmar
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Rudolf Rehbeil (1904 - 1984)
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David von Krafft (1655 - 1724)
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Johann Rudolf Buhlmann (1812 - 1890)
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1812 - 1890
Jürgen Reipka (1936 - 2013)
Jürgen Reipka
1936 - 2013
Eugen Lingenfelder (1862 - 1946)
Eugen Lingenfelder
1862 - 1946

Creators Post-Impressionism

Nikolai Konstantinovich Roerich (1874 - 1947)
Nikolai Konstantinovich Roerich
1874 - 1947
Georgette Agutte (1867 - 1922)
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1867 - 1922
Bernhard Gutmann (1869 - 1936)
Bernhard Gutmann
1869 - 1936
Louis Auguste Legrand (1863 - 1951)
Louis Auguste Legrand
1863 - 1951
Shimon Holloshi (1857 - 1918)
Shimon Holloshi
1857 - 1918
Oswald Poetzelberger (1893 - 1966)
Oswald Poetzelberger
1893 - 1966
Alexandre Nikolayevich Benois (1870 - 1960)
Alexandre Nikolayevich Benois
1870 - 1960
Emily Mae Smith (1979)
Emily Mae Smith
1979
Remo Bianco (1922 - 1988)
Remo Bianco
1922 - 1988
Elena Aleksandrovna Shchetinkina (1950)
Elena Aleksandrovna Shchetinkina
1950
John Christopher Wood (1901 - 1930)
John Christopher Wood
1901 - 1930
Gigi Comolli (1893 - 1976)
Gigi Comolli
1893 - 1976
Leonardo Bistolfi (1859 - 1933)
Leonardo Bistolfi
1859 - 1933
Anne Bremer (1868 - 1923)
Anne Bremer
1868 - 1923
Oliver Clegg (1980)
Oliver Clegg
1980
Dmitri Plavinsky (1937 - 2012)
Dmitri Plavinsky
1937 - 2012
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