Jacob Adriaensz Backer

Place: Harlingen

Born: 1608

Death: 1651

Biography:

Jacob Adriaensz Backer (1609 – 27 August 1651) was a Dutch Golden Age painter. He produced about 140 paintings in twenty years, including portraits, religious subjects, and mythological paintings. In his style he was influenced by Wybrand de Geest, Rubens and Abraham Bloemaert. He is also noted for his drawings of male and female nudes. Backer was ...