Karel van Mander

1548–1606

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Flemish painter, poet and art historian (1548–1606)

Born 1548Died 1606Wikidata Q206173 ↗ULAN 500010579 ↗Museum works 14

Also known as Karel, I van Mander, Karel van (I) Mander, Karel Van Mander, Karel van Mander the Elder, Karel Vanmader

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Karel van Mander, The Continence of Scipio. On the verso: Allegory on Nature — **The Continence of Scipio. On the verso: Allegory on Nature**1600
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Karel van Mander, The Good Thief — **The Good Thief**pen and brown ink with brown and (orange?) wash, heightened with white
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Karel van Mander, The Departure of the Prodigal Son — **The Departure of the Prodigal Son**pen and brown ink with brown wash heightened with white on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Karel van Mander, Annunciatie — **Annunciatie**1593
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Karel van Mander, Dronken soldaat vergezeld door een vrouw — **Dronken soldaat vergezeld door een vrouw**1588
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Karel van Mander, Omlijsting voor titelblad van Jan van de Velde's Spieghel Der Schrijfkonste — **Omlijsting voor titelblad van Jan van de Velde's Spieghel Der Schrijfkonste**1604
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Karel van Mander, The Continence of Scipio — **The Continence of Scipio**1600
Rijksmuseum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Rijksmuseum

Karel van Mander, Harpsichord Lid showing an Allegory of Amsterdam as the Center of World Trade — **Harpsichord Lid showing an Allegory of Amsterdam as the Center of World Trade**1606
Rijksmuseum ↗
CC0 · Ruckers family / Pieter Isaacsz / After Karel van Mander the Elder / Karel va…

Karel van Mander, The Flood — **The Flood**1580
Frans Hals Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Frans Hals Museum

Karel van Mander, The annunciation — **The annunciation**1595
Frans Hals Museum ↗
CC BY 3.0 · Sailko, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0) — Frans Hals Museum

Karel van Mander, The Adoration of the Shepherds — **The Adoration of the Shepherds**1598
Frans Hals Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Frans Hals Museum

Karel van Mander, The Dance around the Golden Calf — **The Dance around the Golden Calf**1602
Frans Hals Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Frans Hals Museum

Karel van Mander, The crossing of the River Jordan — **The crossing of the River Jordan**1605
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen

Karel van Mander, Garden of Love — **Garden of Love**1602
Hermitage Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Hermitage Museum

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Works in museum collections

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