1764 – Dutch & German Painters – van Mander | Illustrated Portraits & Biographies

centering on the lives of Netherlandish and German painters. This book, which is often called the Schilder-boeck (or “Painter’s Book”) is considered to be the Dutch equivalent of the much more famous Lives by Vasari.

In this 1764 edition, numerous full-page engravings illustrate the biographies of notable artists such as Jan van Eyck, Rogier van der Weyden, Hieronymus Bosch, and Pieter Bruegel the Elder.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Het Leven der Doorluchtige Nederlandsche en eenige Hoogduitsche Schilders
• Author(s): Karel van Mander
• Contributor(s): Jacobus de Jongh (editor)
• Publisher: Te Amsterdam, by Steven van Esveldt
• Edition: 1764 edition
• Binding: Full leather
• Format: (8vo), two volume set
• Size:  7.75 in × 5.25 in
• Collation:
  • Vol. I: [32], 354, [3] pp;
  • Vol. II: [1], 271, [57] pp
• Illustrations: Multiple full page engraved plates throughout
• Contents Include:
  • Biographies of notable artists
    • Jan van Eyck, Rogier van der Weyden, Hieronymus Bosch, Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Condition:

Very Good. Leather bindings tight and secure with gilt retained on the spines and marbled edges intact. No loss of pages or text. Pages and engravings noticeably clean with expected age wear.

Why Collect This?

• Foundational Dutch art historical text

Item Number: # 50124