Jacob Mertens

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Annunciation in St. Mary's Church, Krakow

Jacob Mertens (Polish Jakub Mertens ; † 1609 in Cracow , Kingdom of Poland ) was a Flemish painter in Cracow.

Live and act

He was possibly Jaques Mertens , who was a pupil of Huybrecht Bruggeman in Antwerp in 1577 .

Jacob Mertens was first mentioned in 1589 as a member of the painters' guild in Krakow. In 1593 he received the citizenship of the city and married Barbara during this time. A will from 1598 has been preserved. 1601 Jacob Mertens was head of the painters' guild. In 1606 he was in prison. The last mention has been made of March 25, 1609. He died on June 26th.

Jacob Mertens had a large workshop in Krakow with several students, some from the Netherlands. Only the altarpiece of the Annunciation ( Zwiastowanie ) in the Church of St. Mary is definitely associated with his name, other works can be assumed and attributed.

literature

  • Wielka Encyklopedia Polski . Wydawnictwo Ryszard Kluszczyński, Kraków 2004. p. 754

Web links

Commons : Jakob Mertens  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
  • Jakub Mertens Internetowy Polski Słownik Biograficzny, in detail, with research literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Ph. Rombouts: De Liggeren and other historical archives of the Antwerp Sint Lucasgilde . Antwerp 1874. p. 266
personal data
SURNAME Mertens, Jacob
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mertens, Jacobus; Martins, Jacob; Mertens, Jakob; Mertens, Jakub (Polish form of name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Flemish painter in Krakow
DATE OF BIRTH 16th Century
DATE OF DEATH 1609
Place of death Krakow , Kingdom of Krakow