Jan Cornelisz. van 't Woudt
Jan Cornelisz. van 't Woudt / Woudanus | |
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.jpg) Self portrait on his De overgave van Weinsberg, 1603 (The Surrender of Weinsberg, 1603) | |
| Born | circa 1565[1] presumably 't Woudt near Delft |
| Died | 1615-02-07 (burial) Leiden |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Education | Taught by Jacob Willemsz Delff the Elder[2] |
| Spouse | Aechte Mattheusdr. van Eyck[2] |
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Jan Cornelisz. van 't Woudt (also Jan Cornelisz. van 't Woudt, Jan Woudanus, Jan Cornelisz. van 't Wout etc., born c. 1565 or c. 1570 near Delft, buried 7 February 1615 in Leiden) was a Dutch printmaker, painter, draughtsman and scientific illustrator who worked in Delft and Leiden.[2][3][4][5]
Biography
Woudanus worked as an artist in both Delft (1570 - 1594) and Leiden (1594 - 1615). He was a pupil of the painter Jacob Willemsz. Delff the Elder and was later the teacher of Aryen Poten from Delft.[2][3][4]
Work
Woudanus' work includes:[3]
Paintings
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Portrait of a lady. Oil on panel, 1601 - 1609. -
![The surrender of Weinsberg (Dutch: De overgave van Weinsberg), 1603.[6]](./_assets_/Jan_Cornelisz._van_'t_Woudt_-_De_overgave_van_Weinsberg%252C_1603.jpg)
The surrender of Weinsberg (Dutch: De overgave van Weinsberg), 1603.[6] -
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Portrait of Dirck Volckertszoon Coornhert, detail of The surrender of Weinsberg. -
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Portrait of Jacob Duym, detail of The surrender of Weinsberg. -
![Portrait of Joseph Justus Scaliger (1540–1609). Oil on panel, 1608.[7]](./_assets_/JJScaliger.jpg)
Portrait of Joseph Justus Scaliger (1540–1609). Oil on panel, 1608.[7]
Prints
Prints after drawings by Jan Cornelisz. van 't Woudt, four on Leiden University by printmaker Willem Isaacsz. van Swanenburg and one by printmaker Willem Jacobsz. Delff
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![Leiden University Hortus Botanicus, 1610 or 1644.[8]](./_assets_/Hortus_Botanicus_van_de_Universiteit_Leiden_Horti_publici_academiae_Lugduno-Batavae_cum_areolis_et_pulvillis_vera_delineatio_(titel_op_object)_Vier_gezichten_van_de_Universiteit_van_Leiden_(serietitel)%252C_RP-P-1894-A-18589.jpg)
Leiden University Hortus Botanicus, 1610 or 1644.[8] -
![Leiden University anatomical theatre, 1610.[9]](./_assets_/Anatomical_theatre_Leiden.jpg)
Leiden University anatomical theatre, 1610.[9] -
![Leiden University Library, 1610.[10][11]](./_assets_/Leiden_1610.jpg)
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![Leiden University fencing school, undated.[12]](./_assets_/FencingSchoolLeiden1610.jpg)
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Heidelberg Wine Barrel, Johann-Casimir-Fass. "IC" stands for Jan Cornelisz. (van 't Woudt).
References
- ^ van Maris 2024, p. 13.
- ^ a b c d Ekkart, Rudolf E. O. (1989). "Jan Cornelisz. van 't Woudt als portretschilder" [Jan Cornelisz. van 't Woudt as a portrait painter]. Oud Holland (in Dutch). 103 (4): 223–242. JSTOR 42711195.
- ^ a b c "Jan Cornelisz. van 't Woudt". rkd.nl (in Dutch). Netherlands Institute for Art History (RKD). Retrieved 6 February 2025. Also in English.
- ^ a b Van Riemsdijk, B. W. F. (1896). "Iets over den schilder Jan Cornelisz. van 't Woudt" [A titbit about the painter Jan Cornelisz. van 't Woudt]. Oud Holland (in Dutch). 14 (2): 68–75. JSTOR 42718515.
- ^ van Maris 2024
- ^ van Maris 2024, p. 111.
- ^ van Maris 2024, pp. 111–112.
- ^ van Maris 2024, pp. 39–47.
- ^ van Maris 2024, pp. 48–57, 115–123.
- ^ van Maris, Corrie (April 6, 2021). "Dogs in the library (1610). A team for utility and entertainment". leidenspecialcollectionsblog.nl. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ^ van Maris 2024, pp. 58–65.
- ^ van Maris 2024, pp. 13, 66–75.
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Further literature
- van Maris, Corrie (30 May 2024). Vermeerderd en verrijkt: de eerste gravures van de Leidse universiteit naar Jan Cornelisz. van 't Woudt beschouwd vanuit een stedelijke context 1609-1716 [Expanded and enriched: the first engravings of Leiden University after Jan Cornelisz. van 't Woudt viewed from an urban context 1609-1716.]. scholarlypublications.universiteitleiden.nl (PhD thesis) (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 February 2025. Full-text PDF download.
- Hollstein, F. W. H.; de Scheemaker, Jeroen; Schuckman, Christiaan (1999). "Jan Cornelisz. van 't Woudt". In de Hoop Scheffer, Dieuwke (ed.). Gaspar Adriaensz. van Wittel to Moyses van Wtenbrouck. Hollstein's Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts ca. 1450 - 1700. Vol. LIV (54). ISBN 978-90-75607-39-0. OCLC 992147655. 278 pages.