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| Parmigianino Study of the head of The Laocoön 1530s drawing Chatsworth House, Derbyshire |
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| Giorgio Sommer Laocoön souvenir photo-postcard 19th century Rome |
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| Laocoön Copy in glazed porcelain 18th century Capitoline Museum, Rome |
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| Laocoön Full-size marble copy 18th century Odessa, Ukraine |
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| Laocoön Full-size marble copy 17th century Château de Versailles |
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| Hubert Robert The Finding of The Laocoön 1773 oil on canvas Virginia Museum of Fine Arts |
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| Maarten van Heemskerck Self-portrait in Rome with the Colosseum 1553 oil on panel Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge |
Maarten van Heemskerck was born in 1498, the son of Jacob Willemsz. van Veen, a farmer. The artist is named after Heemskerk, the village of his birth, which lies a short distance to the north of Haarlem. Heemskerck himself remained in Haarlem until at least May of 1532, at which point he set off for Rome, arriving there by July 1532. While in Rome Heemskerck made accurate, conscientious sketches of antique ruins and statues; he was influenced by Raphael and contemporary artists such as Michelangelo and Salviati. It is also likely that on his way home, in late 1536 or early 1537, Heemskerck stopped in Mantua and viewed the work of Giulio Romano. By 1537 Heemskerck was back in Haarlem, where he was to remain virtually the rest of his life. He was married twice, and the wealth of his second wife ensured his secure financial and social standing in the community. Heemskerck belonged to the Haarlem Guild of Saint Luke; he was a minor official in 1551 and 1552 and deacon of the Guild in 1554.
– text condensed from the catalog entry in Early Netherlandish Paintings by John Oliver Hand and Martha Wolff, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
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| Maarten van Heemskerck Statue court of Casa Sassi, Rome ca. 1532-37 drawing Staatliche Museen, Berlin |
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| Maarten van Heemskerck Statue of Hercules in the Forum Boarium, Rome ca. 1532-37 drawing Staatliche Museen, Berlin |
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| Maarten van Heemskerck Ancient Statues in the Garden of the Villa Madama, Rome ca. 1532-37 drawing Staatliche Museen, Berlin |
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| Maarten van Heemskerck Ancient Statues in the Garden of the Casa Galli, Rome ca. 1532-37 engraving Staatliche Museen, Berlin |
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| Maarten van Heemskerck Forum of Nerva, Rome ca. 1533-35 drawing Staatliche Museen, Berlin |
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| Maarten van Heemskerck Construction of new St Peter's, Rome 1536 drawing Staatliche Museen, Berlin |
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| Maarten van Heemskerck Belvedere Torso ca. 1532-37 drawing Staatliche Museen, Berlin |