Jacob van Campen
(1596–1657) painter and architect from the Northern Netherlands (1596-1657)
Jacob van Campen (1596–1657) is listed in the catalogue as a painter, a draughtsman, and a designer. By year of birth, Jacob van Campen belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.
Jacob van Campen was born in Haarlem and died in Amersfoort. Jacob van Campen worked in Haarlem, The Hague, and Amsterdam. Wikidata associates Jacob van Campen with Dutch Baroque architecture. Jacob van Campen became a member of Haarlem Guild of St. Luke. The students included Matthias Withoos.
The best-known works include ‘Royal Palace of Amsterdam’, ‘Noordeinde Palace’, ‘Koepelkerk’, and ‘Marekerk’. The catalogue has 16 works by Jacob van Campen with free images. The dated works span the years 1625–1650. Works by Jacob van Campen are held by several collections, among them Museum Amersfoort, Nationalmuseum, Mauritshuis, and Centraal Museum.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Jacques de, III Gheyn, Jan van Goyen, Cesare Dandini, Jacques Stella, and Jacob van Es.