Otto van Veen
(1556–1629) Flemish painter, draughtsman and humanist (1556–1629)
Otto van Veen (1556–1629) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a designer. By year of birth, Otto van Veen belongs to the chapter ‘Mannerism’ in this site’s history of art.
Otto van Veen was born in Leiden and died in Brussels. The teachers included Isaac Claesz. van Swanenburg, Jean Ramey, and Federico Zuccari. Otto van Veen worked in Leiden, Rome, Liège, and Antwerp. Otto van Veen became a member of Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke. The students included Peter Paul Rubens.
The best-known works include ‘Beheading of Julius Paulus and Imprisonment of Claudius Civilis’, ‘The Conspiracy of Claudius Civilis and the Batavians in the Schakerbos’, and ‘Brinio Is Appointed Chief of the Caninifates (Brinio Raised on the Shield)’. The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 46 works by Otto van Veen with free images. The dated works span the years 1574–1670. Works by Otto van Veen are held by several collections, among them Rijksmuseum, Vlaamse Kunstcollectie, Kunsthistorisches Museum, and Département des peintures du Louvre. Wikidata links one work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘Mannerism’.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Ludovico Carracci, Antonio Tempesta, Isaac Oliver, Aurelio Lomi, and Pietro Sorri.