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Jacob Adriaensz Backer

Jacob Adriaensz Backer

1608–1651
WA-00018382
Harlingen, Netherlands
PaintingBaroque
Representation
None documented
0
Institutional Exhibitions
4
Works in Collection
37
Assets Indexed
3
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
80%
Profile Completeness

Cultural Positioning

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Authority Records (1)

Field Verification (2 fields)

1 cross-verified · 1 single-source
  • Birth yearArtsy· 92%✓
  • NationalityWikidata + Artsy· 92%

Source Registry (2)

About

Why this artist matters now

Jacob Adriaensz Backer was a Dutch Golden Age painter. He produced about 140 paintings in twenty years, including portraits, religious subjects, and mythological paintings. In his style, he was influenced by Wybrand de Geest, Rubens and Abraham Bloemaert. He is also noted for his drawings of male and female nudes.

Source: Artsy · Trust score: 85% · Updated 1mo ago

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Taste overlap and adjacency

Movement
Baroque
Medium
Painting
Related Artists
12 in graph
Institutional

Museum Collections

Canonical record

Artworks (4)

Artwork sources (2)

4 published of 26 catalogued · 26 with image
  • Rijksmuseum
    4 published4 img
  • + 1 more source · 22 catalogued, not yet published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 4)

9 entries · 2 sources
  • Officers and other Civic Guardsmen of the V District in Amsterdam under the command of Captain Cornelis de Graeff and Lieutenant Hendrick Lauwrensz
    1642 · Rijksmuseum · 6 prov
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  • Johannes Wttenbogaert (1557-1644). Remonstrant Minister in The Hague
    1638 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
    Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
  • Zittende man met hoed en mantel, naar rechts
    1618 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
    Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
  • Regents of the Amsterdam Nieuwe Zijds Huiszittenhuis
    1640 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
    Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Record

Images

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Artsy
Officers and other Civic Guardsmen of the V District in Amsterdam under the command of Captain Cornelis de Graeff and Lieutenant Hendrick Lauwrensz (1642)
Rijksmuseum
Regents of the Amsterdam Nieuwe Zijds Huiszittenhuis (1640 - 1651)
Rijksmuseum
Zittende man met hoed en mantel, naar rechts (1618 - 1651)
Rijksmuseum
Johannes Wttenbogaert (1557-1644). Remonstrant Minister in The Hague (1638)
Rijksmuseum

Relationships

2
Movements1
Baroque
Collections1
Rijksmuseum
Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection
Rijksmuseum
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