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Dirck Jacobsz.

Dutch painter (1496-1567)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionApr 30, 2026
Entity authorityQ2445767 ↗
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Dirck Jacobsz (1496–1567) was a Dutch Renaissance painter. His exact birthplace is unknown, but it was somewhere near Amsterdam.

Career

Born into a family of painters, he was first trained by his father, Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen. Jacobsz. The Mannerist style of fellow Amsterdam painter Jan van Scorel profoundly influenced him. His painting The Crossbowmen (1529) was his most important piece. It was the first militia portrait in Dutch history. He married Marritgen Gerritsdr. in 1550, and they had two children, Maria Dircksdr. and Jacob Dircksz.

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