Pieter Coecke van Aelst

Pieter Coecke van Aelst, copper engraving by Johannes Wierix (a brother of Hieronymus Wierix )

Pieter Coecke van Aelst (born August 4, 1502 in Aalst , † December 6, 1550 in Brussels ) was a Flemish painter .

Life

Pieter Coecke van Aelst was a pupil of Bernard van Orley . After a study trip to Italy around 1524-25 he joined the St. Luke Guild in Antwerp in 1527 as a master. He is already mentioned in Antwerp for the years 1522–23 and probably worked as a journeyman in the workshop of his future father-in-law Jan van Dornicke (the master of 1518 ). In 1533 a trip to Constantinople follows .

In comparison with his publishing activities, his artistic work has taken a back seat. Also architectural designs and templates for stained glass and tapestries are to come from his hand. In terms of art history, his paintings follow the work of the Antwerp Mannerists . In addition, Pieter Coecke van Aelst distinguished himself as the translator of Sebastiano Serlio , whose third book appeared in Flemish in 1539 and in French in 1545. Pieter Coecke van Aelst was the teacher and father-in-law of Pieter Bruegel the Elder . His second wife, Mayken Verhulst, also worked as a teacher and, after her husband's death, taught his son-in-law to paint watercolors.

Works (selection)

The Last Supper , theme in 45 versions, most of which were written between 1527 and 1550, six or seven versions alone in 1528
Descent from the Cross , triptych, 1535, Amstelkring Museum, Amsterdam
Nava-Grimón Triptych (with workshop participation), 1546, Museo Municipal de Bellas Artes de Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Lamentation of Christ , triptych, Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao
Adoration of the Magi , triptych, Musée National de la Renaissance , Écouen
The Holy Family with Saints Catherine of Alexandria and Barbara , Museo di Casa Martelli, Florence
David's atonement , knitted carpet, mid-16th century, Krefeld town hall

The disciples in the Söller , church window (1535–1550)
Gluttony , tapestry (1550–1560)

literature

Pieter Coecke van Aelst: The inventory of the colonies, 1539 (MS in the Rijksuniversiteit te Gent), 32 pages.
Pierre d'Aelit: IIIme Livre de l'architecture Sebastiee Serlii, traduit et imprimé par… Anvers 1545. Reference from Fernando García Salinero: Léxico de alarifes de los siglos de oro. Madrid 1968.
Georges Marlier: Pierre Coeck d'Alost - la renaissance flamande, Brussels 1966.
Wilhelm Schmidt: Coecke, Pieter . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 4, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1876, p. 385 f.
AE Santaniello: "Sebastiano Serlio and The Book of Architecture" in Sebastiano Serlio: The Book of Architecture by… Benjamin Blom, Inc. Publishers, New York 1970, p. 15.

Web links

Commons : Pieter Coecke van Aelst - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Literature by and about Pieter Coecke van Aelst in the catalog of the German National Library
Pieter Coecke van Aelst. Biographical data and works in the Netherlands Institute for Art History (Dutch)
Books about Pieter Coecke van Alst in: Architectura

Individual evidence

↑ Christies Sale 2135 Important Old Master Paintings and Sculpture, January 28, 2009, New York, Rockefeller Center

personal data
SURNAME	Coecke van Aelst, Pieter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Flemish painter
DATE OF BIRTH	August 4, 1502
PLACE OF BIRTH	Aalst
DATE OF DEATH	December 6, 1550
Place of death	Brussels

[1] Christies Sale 2135 Important Old Master Paintings and Sculpture, January 28, 2009, New York, Rockefeller Center