Jan Stephan van Calcar
(1500–1546) German-born Italian painter and printmaker (circa 1499-1546)
Jan Stephan van Calcar (1500–1546) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Jan Stephan van Calcar belongs to the chapter ‘Mannerism’ in this site’s history of art.
Jan Stephan van Calcar was born in Kalkar and died in Naples. Jan Stephan van Calcar worked in Venice and Naples.
One of the best-known works is ‘Portrait of Melchior von Brauweiler’. The catalogue has 6 works by Jan Stephan van Calcar with free images. The dated works span the years 1525–1543. Works by Jan Stephan van Calcar are held by several collections, among them Department of Paintings of the Louvre, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Eremitaget, and Gemäldegalerie.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Dust Muhammad, Domenico Campagnola, Lucas Gassel, Jacob Binck, and Girolamo Bedoli-Mazzola.