Catharina van Hemessen

(1528–1600) flamländsk renässansmålare

Catharina van Hemessen (1528–1600) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Catharina van Hemessen belongs to the chapter ‘Mannerism’ in this site’s history of art.

Catharina van Hemessen was born in Antwerp and died in Antwerp. Catharina van Hemessen worked in Antwerp. Wikidata associates Catharina van Hemessen with Renaissance. Catharina van Hemessen became a member of Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke and Hemessen family.

The best-known works include ‘Portrait of a woman (1548)’ and ‘Self-Portrait of Catharina van Hemessen (Kunstmuseum Basel)’. The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 20 works by Catharina van Hemessen with free images. The dated works span the years 1540–1600. Works by Catharina van Hemessen are held by several collections, among them National Gallery, Kungliga museet för sköna konster i Belgien, Snijders&Rockox House, and Kunstmuseum Basel.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Marten Van I Cleve, Melchior Lorck, Luca Cambiasi, Nicolas de Neufchatel, and Pellegrino Tibaldi.

• Mannerism
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