Jan van de Velde the Elder

Jan van de Velde the Elder (1568, Antwerp – 1623, Haarlem), was a Dutch calligrapher, writing teacher, and engraver. He was the father of the engraver Jan van de Velde.

Calligraphy by Jan Van De Velde from the Spieghel der schrijfkonste.

Biography

According to the RKD he was possibly the pupil of Felix van Sambix. He married Mayken van Bracht, sister-in-law of the publisher Jan van Waesberghe, in 1592 in Rotterdam and opened a French school there.[1] He published his calligraphy in the Spieghel der Schrijfkonste in 1605.[1] In 1620 moved to Haarlem, where he was possibly the teacher of the Haarlem calligraphers Jean de la Chambre or Nicolaes Bodding van Laer.[1]

References

Jan van de Velde (I) in the RKD

Jan Velde on Artnet

External links

Vermeer and The Delft School, a full text exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, which contains material on Jan van de Velde the Elder

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[RKD-1] Jan van de Velde (I) in the RKD