Jan Cornelisz. van 't Woudt

Jan Cornelisz. van 't Woudt / Woudanus
Self portrait on his De overgave van Weinsberg, 1603 (The Surrender of Weinsberg, 1603)
Born	circa 1565 [1] presumably 't Woudt near Delft
Died	1615-02-07 (burial) Leiden
Nationality	Dutch
Education	Taught by Jacob Willemsz Delff the Elder [2]
Spouse	Aechte Mattheusdr. van Eyck [2]
Parents	Cornelis Bartholomeusz. (father) Josyna Jansdr. (mother)

Jan Cornelisz. van 't Woudt (also Jan Cornelisz. van 't Woudt, Jan Woudanus, Jan Cornelisz. van 't Wout etc., born c. 1565 or c. 1570 near Delft, buried 7 February 1615 in Leiden) was a Dutch printmaker, painter, draughtsman and scientific illustrator who worked in Delft and Leiden. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Biography

Woudanus worked as an artist in both Delft (1570 - 1594) and Leiden (1594 - 1615). He was a pupil of the painter Jacob Willemsz. Delff the Elder and was later the teacher of Aryen Poten from Delft. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Work

Woudanus' work includes: ^[3]

Paintings

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  Portrait of a lady. Oil on panel, 1601 - 1609.
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  The surrender of Weinsberg (Dutch: De overgave van Weinsberg), 1603. ^[6]
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  Portrait of Dirck Volckertszoon Coornhert, detail of The surrender of Weinsberg.
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  Portrait of Jacob Duym, detail of The surrender of Weinsberg.
• 
  Portrait of Joseph Justus Scaliger (1540–1609). Oil on panel, 1608. ^[7]

Prints

Prints after drawings by Jan Cornelisz. van 't Woudt, four on Leiden University by printmaker Willem Isaacsz. van Swanenburg and one by printmaker Willem Jacobsz. Delff

• 
  Leiden University Hortus Botanicus, 1610 or 1644. ^[8]
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  Leiden University anatomical theatre, 1610. ^[9]
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  Leiden University Library, 1610. ^{[10] [11]}
• 
  Leiden University fencing school, undated. ^[12]
• 
  Heidelberg Wine Barrel, Johann-Casimir-Fass. "IC" stands for Jan Cornelisz. (van 't Woudt).

References

1. van Maris 2024, p. 13.
2. Ekkart, Rudolf E. O. (1989). "Jan Cornelisz. van 't Woudt als portretschilder" [Jan Cornelisz. van 't Woudt as a portrait painter]. Oud Holland (in Dutch). 103 (4): 223–242. JSTOR   42711195.
3. "Jan Cornelisz. van 't Woudt". rkd.nl (in Dutch). Netherlands Institute for Art History (RKD). Retrieved 6 February 2025. Also in English.
4. Van Riemsdijk, B. W. F. (1896). "Iets over den schilder Jan Cornelisz. van 't Woudt" [A titbit about the painter Jan Cornelisz. van 't Woudt]. Oud Holland (in Dutch). 14 (2): 68–75. JSTOR   42718515.
5. van Maris 2024
6. van Maris 2024, p. 111.
7. van Maris 2024, pp. 111–112.
8. van Maris 2024, pp. 39–47.
9. van Maris 2024, pp. 48–57, 115–123.
10. van Maris, Corrie (April 6, 2021). "Dogs in the library (1610). A team for utility and entertainment". leidenspecialcollectionsblog.nl. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
11. van Maris 2024, pp. 58–65.
12. van Maris 2024, pp. 13, 66–75.

Further literature

• van Maris, Corrie (30 May 2024). Vermeerderd en verrijkt: de eerste gravures van de Leidse universiteit naar Jan Cornelisz. van 't Woudt beschouwd vanuit een stedelijke context 1609-1716 [Expanded and enriched: the first engravings of Leiden University after Jan Cornelisz. van 't Woudt viewed from an urban context 1609-1716.]. scholarlypublications.universiteitleiden.nl (PhD thesis) (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 February 2025. Full-text PDF download.
• Hollstein, F. W. H.; de Scheemaker, Jeroen; Schuckman, Christiaan (1999). "Jan Cornelisz. van 't Woudt". In de Hoop Scheffer, Dieuwke (ed.). Gaspar Adriaensz. van Wittel to Moyses van Wtenbrouck. Hollstein's Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts ca. 1450 - 1700. Vol. LIV (54). ISBN   978-90-75607-39-0. OCLC   992147655. 278 pages.