Egmond aan Zee by Claes Jacobsz van der Heck

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Egmond aan Zee 17th century

Claes Jacobsz van der Heck

Oil paintPaint
25 ⨯ 58.30 cm
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About the artwork
Claes Jacobsz van der Heck (Alkmaar 1575– 1652)

Egmond aan Zee

Claes Jacobsz van der Heck was a Dutch Golden Age painter specialized in landscapes. He helped set up the Alkmaar Guild of Saint Luke in 1632. He was the most successfull Dutch Golden Age painter in Alkmaar. Many of his work is to be seen in the Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar. This painting shows a landscape of Egmond aan Zee as it looked before the storm in 1717.
About the artist
Claes Jacobsz van der Heck (ca. 1578-1652) is known as the ‘master of Alkmaar’. The earliest works attributed to him date back to 1608, but Karel van Mander already mentioned him in his Schilderboeck in 1604, referring to him as an ‘excellent landscapist’. Aside from his grand and detailed landscapes in the style of his Flemish predecessors, he also designed and created coats of arms, guild-banners and even gables. Such a versatile production was common for seventeenth century artists and sustained by a very efficient workshop practice. A large exhibition of his work, following this workshop practice, was held in the Stedelijk Museum of Alkmaar in 2015.

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