Martin Ryckaert
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Martin Ryckaert, also Maerten or Marten Rijkaert (baptised 8 December 1587 – 11 October 1631) was a Flemish Baroque painter. A member of the Ryckaert family
of artists, Martin was the son of David Ryckaert I, the younger brother of David Ryckaert II, and the uncle of David Ryckaert III
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(or Verhaeght), who also taught Peter Paul Rubens. Martin Ryckaert traveled to Italy and then became a member of the Antwerp Guild of St. Luke (1611). He conducted his professional career in his native city and died there in 1631. His work was characterized by rocky forest landscapes, often with waterfalls, ruins, and architecture, in what was then regarded as, and called, the "Italian manner." According to Houbraken, his work was similar to Joos de Momper
. Due to a birth defect, he had only one arm. He was reportedly a close friend of Anthony Van Dyck
, who painted his portrait (one of Van Dyck's portrait series "Centum Icones").
Ryckaert family
The Ryckaert or Rijckaert family of Antwerp produced several Flemish painters during the late sixteenth and the seventeenth centuries.* David Ryckaert I, 1560 – 1607. Little is known of his career. Two of his sons by his wife Catherine Rem were professional painters.* David Ryckaert II, 1586...
of artists, Martin was the son of David Ryckaert I, the younger brother of David Ryckaert II, and the uncle of David Ryckaert III
David Ryckaert III
David Ryckaert III, sometimes called The Younger was a Flemish painter.-Biography:...
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Biography
Born and raised in Antwerp, Martin was a pupil of Tobias VerhaechtTobias Verhaecht
Tobias Verhaecht was a painter and draughtsman active in Antwerp, Florence and Rome. Primarily a landscape painter, his style is indebted to mannerist world landscapes of artists like Joachim Patinir with high viewpoints, fantastic distant perspectives and three-colour scheme. Before Verhaecht...
(or Verhaeght), who also taught Peter Paul Rubens. Martin Ryckaert traveled to Italy and then became a member of the Antwerp Guild of St. Luke (1611). He conducted his professional career in his native city and died there in 1631. His work was characterized by rocky forest landscapes, often with waterfalls, ruins, and architecture, in what was then regarded as, and called, the "Italian manner." According to Houbraken, his work was similar to Joos de Momper
Joos de Momper
Joos de Momper the Younger , also known as Josse de Momper, is one of the most important Flemish landscape painters between Pieter Brueghel the Elder and Peter Paul Rubens...
. Due to a birth defect, he had only one arm. He was reportedly a close friend of Anthony Van Dyck
Anthony van Dyck
Sir Anthony van Dyck was a Flemish Baroque artist who became the leading court painter in England. He is most famous for his portraits of Charles I of England and his family and court, painted with a relaxed elegance that was to be the dominant influence on English portrait-painting for the next...
, who painted his portrait (one of Van Dyck's portrait series "Centum Icones").