Karel van Mander, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Karel van Mander

painter from the Southern Netherlands

Date of Birth: 01-May-1548

Place of Birth: Meulebeke, Flemish Region, Belgium

Date of Death: 11-Sep-1606

Profession: writer, poet, biographer, painter, art historian

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Karel van Mander (I) or Carel van Mander I (May 1548 – 2 September 1606) was a Flemish painter, poet, art historian and art theoretician, who established himself in the Dutch Republic in the latter part of his life.
He is mainly remembered as a biographer of Early Netherlandish painters and Northern Renaissance artists in his Schilder-boeck.
As an artist and art theoretician he played a significant role in the spread and development of Northern Mannerism in the Dutch Republic.