Jakob van Doordt
Jakob van Doordt (* uncertain in the 16th century: in Hamburg; † November 1, 1629 in Stockholm ) was a portrait painter and wax boss in the early 17th century.
Life
Almost nothing has been passed on about Jakob van Doordt's origin and family circumstances. It is believed that he was the son of the Hamburg copper engraver Peter van Doordt and brother of the painter Abraham van Doordt . He maintained his studio in Hamburg; this is evidenced by entries in the book of the pension chamber of Schloss Gottorf , in which he as
"Conterfeier in Hamburg, artful and well respected"
referred to as. He signed his invoices in Gottorf in 1626 and 1628 as
"Jacob van der Doordt"
Through his works, primarily portraits of members of the high nobility of his time associated with Denmark, he is documented for the period from 1606 to 1629. The portraits follow the compositional scheme of the Dutchman Anthonis Mor . Jakob van Doordt created oil portraits on canvas and numerous miniatures as court painter for the Royal Danish Court and the related courts, so that the majority of his surviving works are now in the Royal Collections in Denmark. Some of his paintings were lost in the fire at Frederiksborg Castle in 1859 , but some of these lost images are documented by copies in other paintings by third parties. Further works can be found in the Swedish National Museum in Stockholm. On the recommendation of his great patron, King Christian IV , he also traveled to London to the court of St James in 1624-25 and painted King James I of England.
In addition to the portraits, Leo Swane (1913) refers to the painting of two parrots in the Mauritshuis in The Hague , which was attributed to him.
Portrait painting
- Duchess Elisabeth of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1609; Frederiksborg Palace Collection )
- Electress Hedwig of Saxony
- King Christian IV of Denmark (1610; Rosenborg Castle Collection )
- Queen Anna Katharina of Denmark with Crown Prince Christian (1611; Rosenborg Castle Collection)
- Double portrait of King Frederick II of Denmark with Queen Sophie (1611; Malmöhus Collection )
- Double portrait of King Christian IV and Queen Anna Katharina of Denmark (1611; Gripsholm Castle Collection )
- Half portrait of King Christian IV (1611; Rosenborg Castle Collection)
- Chest portrait of King Christian IV (Malmöhus Collection)
- Prince Ulrich of Denmark as a child with his pug (1615; Rosenborg Castle Collection)
- Sophie Krabbe (c. 1617; Frederiksborg Castle Collection)
- Christian Eriksen (approx. 1617; Frederiksborg Palace Collection)
- Duke Friedrich III. from Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf ( State Art Collections Dresden )
- Duke Friedrich Ulrich of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel
- Kirsten Munk (1623; Frederiksborg Castle Collection)
- Kirsten Munk (1623)
- King James I of England (ca.1625; St James's Palace )
- Queen Sophie of Denmark (1626; Frederiksborg Castle Collection)
literature
- Leo Swane : Doordt (there), Jacob van der . In: Ulrich Thieme (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 9 : Delaulne-Dubois . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1913, p. 462 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- Steffen Heiberg: Jakob van Doordt in: Weilbach's artist dictionary . Fourth edition (1994) ( digitized ).
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Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Doordt, Jakob van |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Court painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 16th Century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | unsure: Hamburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 1, 1629 |
| Place of death | Stockholm |