Flemish Northern Renaissance Painter, ca.1485-1540 Related Paintings of CLEVE, Joos van :. | This detail of a painting of Francis I | Death of the Virgin df | Virgin and Child vfhg | Portrait of Anthonis van Hilten fdg | Portrait of Eleonora, Queen of France fdg | Related Artists: Charles Verlat 1624 - 1698 Jacob Grimmer (ca. 1526-1590) was a Flemish Renaissance landscape painter.
Grimmer was born and died in Antwerp. According to Karel van Mander he first learned to paint landscapes from Matthys Cock and later from Christiaen Queburgh, both of Antwerp. He was a very skilled painter of houses, sky, and foreground views. He was a member of the Guild of St. Luke who was active as a rederijker and acted in many plays.
According to the RKD his earliest dated work is from 1546 and his latest dated work was 1589. Most of his works are landscapes and he worked together with Gillis Mostaert. Abel Grimmer was his son and pupil.
Walter Granville Smith Illustrator and Painter
American
1870-1938