Discover painter, mezzotinter, engraver (printmaker) Jan Verkolje (I)

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: Vercolje, Johannes
Verkolje, Johannes

Monogram: IVK
JVK

Qualifications: painter, mezzotinter, engraver (printmaker), draftsperson

Nationality/school: North Netherlandish (school)

Born: Amsterdam (city) 1650-02-09
Houbraken 1721

Deceased: Delft (city) 1693-04/1693-05-08
buried 8 May 1693 in the Old Church in Delft (Von Wurzbach 1910)

Family relationships this field records any family relationship to one or more other artist(s).: son of a locksmith Benjamin Jacobs Verkolje (c. 1620-1688) and Marritie Teunis (died 1697); he had a sister, Grietje (born 1643). Notice of marriage 8 October 1672, 22 years old, to Judith Voorheul (1646-1708) from Delft (De Vries 1886). They had three aughters and two sons, Nicolaas Verkolje (1673-1746) and Jan Verkolje II (1683-1755). The Verkoljes were members of the Mennonite congregation.

See also In this field, you will find references to names of groups or to the artists that made/make up groups. You may also come across references to other artists if there was/is question of collaboration without a joint name. This is the case, for instance, with artists who rendered parts of works by other artists (such as with P.P Rubens and J. Brueghel I).

Borri, Franceso Giuseppe

Acoording to Houbraken Borri cured the wound on Verkolje's ankle when he was a teenager, which had troubled him for several years (Houbraken 1721, p. 283 and 286-287).

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Amsterdam (stad) 1665 - 1672
According to Houbraken he borrowed books on perspective from Jacob Coning when he was practising in his youth (Houbraken 1721).
Delft (stad) 1672 - 1693
He married in Delft in 1672 and became a member of the Guild of St. Luke in 1672.

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Connections with other artists

Pupil of This field mentions the names of teachers or masters. What is at issue are the teachers who made a significant contribution to the development of a students, as opposed to every instructor they ever had. See also the 'Education' field.: Lievens, Jan Andrea
Teacher of This field mentions the names of pupils. What is at issue are the pupils who were significantly influenced by a teacher as opposed to every student someone ever had. See also the 'Education' field.: Burch, Albertus van der
Spriet, Joan van der
Steenwinkel, Hendrik
Verkolje, Jan (II)
Verkolje, Nicolaas
Verschuring, Willem
Wilt, Thomas van der
Follower of: Zijl, Gerard Pietersz. van

Verkolje finished the unfinished paintings of van Zijl in J.A. Lievens' studio; these were bought by Lievens after Van Zijl's death (Houbraken 1721).
Influence on This field specifies the artists influenced by the artist in question, without there being question of an educational setting or servile following.: Veen, Pieter
Court, Martinus de la

Subjects This field specifies the various subject categories or genres that constitute the oeuvre of the artist in question. The contents of this field are generally based more on the documentation available at the RKD than on the literature.: genre, mythology, portrait, Christian religious scene

Medium/technique: oil paint

Member of

Sint-Lucasgilde (Delft)

Literature

Literature in RKDLibrary: 2 hits in RKDlibrary as subject

Houbraken 1718-1721 , vol. 1 (1718), p. 236; vol. 2 (1719), p. 196; vol. 3 (1721), p. 282-286 (as: Johannes Verkolje)
Weyerman 1729-1769 , vol. 3, p. 125
Walpole et al. 1762/1876 (ed. Wornum) , vol. 3, p. 234: engravers not noticed by Walpole
Von Wurzbach 1906-1911 , vol. 2 (1910), p. 771-772
Thieme/Becker 1907-1950 , vol. 34 (1940), p. 257 (as: Verkolje, Jan I)
Waller 1938/1974 , p. 339
Gerson 1942/1983 , p. 174
Witt Checklist 1978
Sutton 1984 , p. 77
Hollstein et al. 1949-2010 , vol. 35 (1990), p. 229-258
Saur 1992- , vol. 112 (2021), p. 511
Horn/Van Leeuwen 2021 [Houbraken Translated]

A.D. de Vries Azn., 'Biografische aanteekeningen betreffende voornamelijk Amsterdamsche schilders, plaatsnijders, enz. en hunne verwanten' (VII), Oud-Holland 4 (1886), p. 215-224; p. 219
C.W. Fock, 'Het portret van de kinderen van Pieter Teding van Berkhout door Jan Verkolje', in: E. Buijsen, Ch. Dumas, V. Manuth (ed.), Face Book. Studies on Dutch and Flemish Portraiture of the 16th-18th Centuries. Liber Amicorum presented to Rudolf E.O. Ekkart on the occasion of his 65th Birthday, Leiden 2012, p. 443-450
R.-J. te Rijdt, 'Het toeval helpt een beetje: Tibout Regters – Jan Verkolje – Dominicus van Tol', in: E. Buijsen, Ch. Dumas, V. Manuth (ed.), Face Book. Studies on Dutch and Flemish Portraiture of the 16th-18th Centuries. Liber Amicorum presented to Rudolf E.O. Ekkart on the occasion of his 65th Birthday, Leiden 2012, p. 465-472

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Creation date: 1992-01-31; Last modified date: 2023-02-09

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