Jacob Matham
(1571–1631) engraver from the Northern Netherlands (1571-1631)
Jacob Matham (1571–1631) is listed in the catalogue as a painter, a printmaker, and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Jacob Matham belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.
Jacob Matham was born in Haarlem and died in Haarlem. Jacob Matham studied under Hendrik Goltzius. Jacob Matham worked in Haarlem, Venice, Rome, and Haarlem. Jacob Matham became a member of Haarlem Guild of St. Luke. The students included Adriaen Matham, Jan van de Velde, and Johannes van Bronckhorst.
The works belong mainly to the genres allegory, history painting, and portrait. The catalogue has 33 works by Jacob Matham with free images. The dated works span the years 1588–1625. Works by Jacob Matham are held by several collections, among them Musea Brugge, Prints in the National Gallery of Art, drawings in the National Gallery of Art, and Nationalmuseum.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Ambroise Dubois, Tommaso Dolabella, Francesco Curradi, Esther Inglis, and Antiveduto Gramatica.