Portrait of Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen

workshop of Jacob Cornelisz. van Oostsanen, c. 1533

Long accepted as the earliest known north Netherlandish self-portrait, this is probably a copy after a lost work. Such portraits illustrate the increasing status of artists. Jacob, whose traditional nickname means ‘son of Cornelis from Oostsanen’, looks directly at us. Behind him is a paper with the date 1533 and his monogram, I W (inverted) v A (‘J[acob] W[ar] v[an] A[msterdam]’).

Artwork typepainting
Object numberSK-A-1405
Dimensionsheight 37.8 cm x width 29.4 cm
Physical characteristicsolieverf op paneel

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Identification

Title(s)
- Zelfportret (former title)
- Self Portrait (former title)
- Portrait of Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen (c. 1472/77-1528/33)
Object type
Object number
SK-A-1405
Description
Portret van de schilder Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen, voorheen beschouwd als een zelfportret.
Inscriptions / marks
signature and date, with monogram, centre left on a piece of paper: ‘I W (W ondersteboven) v A/ 1533’
Part of catalogue
Catalogue reference
- M. Leeflang en D. Meuwissen, 'Ondertekend' : Onderzoek naar de ondertekening van de schilderijen van Jacob Cornelisz. van Oostsanen, Oostzaan, 2003, p. 62-63.
- S.A.C. Dudok van Heel, m.m.v. W.J. van den Berg, 'De schilders Jacob Cornelisz. alias Jacob War en Cornelis Buys uit Oostzaan : Hun werkplaatsen in Amsterdam en Alkmaar', De Nederlandsche Leeuw 128 (2011) jun., p. 50.

Creation

Creation
painter: workshop of Jacob Cornelisz. van Oostsanen, Amsterdam
Dating
c. 1533
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Material and technique

Physical description
olieverf op paneel
Material
Dimensions
height 37.8 cm x width 29.4 cm

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Person
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Acquisition and rights

Copyright
Public domain
Provenance
…; from the dealer A. Myers, London, fl. 1,200, to the museum, June 1887;{NHA, ARM, Kop, inv. 289, pp. 134-35, no. 296 (13 April 1887); NHA, ARM, IS, inv. 167, no. 166 (2 May 1887, no. 768); NHA, ARM, Kop, inv. 289, p. 138, no. 304 (5 May 1887); NHA, ARM, IS, inv. 167, no. 173 (12 May 1887); NHA, ARM, IS, inv. 167, no. 179 (20 May 1887, no. 946); NHA, ARM, IS, inv. 167, no. 183 (28 May 1887, no. 2851); NHA, ARM, IS, inv. 167, no. 184 (31 May 1887); NHA, ARM, Kop, inv. 289, p. 144, no. 316 (8 June 1887); NHA, ARM, Kop, inv. 289, p. 146, no. 321 (23 June 1887); NHA, ARM, IS, inv. 167, no. 193 (25 June 1887).} on loan to the Amsterdams Historisch Museum, 2004-09

Documentation

- M. Leeflang en D. Meuwissen, 'Ondertekend' : Onderzoek naar de ondertekening van de schilderijen van Jacob Cornelisz. van Oostsanen, Oostzaan, 2003, p. 62-63.
- S.A.C. Dudok van Heel, m.m.v. W.J. van den Berg, 'De schilders Jacob Cornelisz. alias Jacob War en Cornelis Buys uit Oostzaan : Hun werkplaatsen in Amsterdam en Alkmaar', De Nederlandsche Leeuw 128 (2011) jun., p. 50.

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