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ID: 500031967
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500031967
 
Record Type: Person
Backer, Jacob Adriaensz. (Dutch painter, 1608-1651)

Note: Style was influenced by Rembrandt and Classicism. Known for his portraits, Backer received many important commissions for group portraits; he also was a history painter. His father, a Mennonite baker, left Friesland and settled the family in Amsterdam in 1611. Jacob Backer returned to Friesland in 1627 to study under Lambert Jacobsz. Comment on works: Portraits, History scenes.

Names:
Backer, Jacob Adriaensz. (preferred,V,index,LC,English-P,NA,U)
Jacob Adriaensz. Backer (V,display)
Backer, Jakob (V)
Backer, Jacob Adriaensz (V)
Jacob Adriaensz Backer de Oude (V)
Backer, Jacob de (V)
Backer, Jacob (V)
Jacob Backer (V)
Backer, Jakob Adriaensz. (V)
Bakker, Jacob Adriaensz (V)
Backer, Jacob Andriaensz (V)
Backer, Jakob Adriaensz (U)
Bakker, Jacob Adriaensz. (U)
Bakker, J. (U,Dutch-P,NA)
jacob adr. backer (LU,U)
Jacob Adriaenss Backer (LU,U)
Jacob Adriaensz Backer (LU,U)
Jacob Adriansz Backer (LU,U)
Jacob Bacher (LU,U)
Jacob Bakker (LU,U)

Nationalities:
Dutch (preferred)
Flemish

Roles:
artist (preferred)
painter
portraitist
printmaker
draftsman
sculptor

Gender: male

Birth and Death Places:
Born:  Harlingen (Friesland, Netherlands) (inhabited place)
Died:  Amsterdam (North Holland, Netherlands) (inhabited place)

Related People or Corporate Bodies:
student of ....  Jacobsz., Lambert  
..................  (Dutch painter, ca. 1598-1636) [500028255]
student of ....  Rembrandt van Rijn  
..................  (Dutch painter, printmaker, 1606-1669) [500011051]
teacher of ....  Neidlinger, Michael  
..................  (German history painter, 1624-1700) [500065346]
uncle/aunt of ....  Backer, Adriaen  
........................  (Dutch painter, born 1635 or 1636, died 1684) [500027726]

List/Hierarchical Position:
 ....  Persons, Artists
 ........  Backer, Jacob Adriaensz. (I)

Biographies:
(Dutch painter, 1608-1651) ..... [VP Preferred]
(Dutch, 1608-1651) ..... [JPGM]
(Dutch painter, printmaker, 1608-1651) ..... [BHA]
(Dutch painter and draughtsman, 1608-1651) ..... [GRLPA]
(Dutch artist, 1608-1651) ..... [WCP]
(Dutch artist, 1608-1651) ..... [WL-Courtauld]
(Dutch painter, 1608-1651) ..... [Grove Art]
(artist, 1608-1651) ..... [GRL]
(artist, born 1608) ..... [GRL]
(Dutch artist, 1608-1651) ..... [PROV]
(Dutch sculptor, 1906-) ..... [RKD]

Additional Names:
j. adr. backer (LU,U)
jakob adriaensz backer (LU,U)
Jaques Bakker (LU,U)
J. Backer (LU,U)
J. Bakker (LU,U)
J. De Backer (LU,U)
Ouden Backer (LU,U)
adriaen backer (LU,U)
Baccher (LU,U)
Backer (LU,U)
Bakker (LU,U)
Bakker, Jacob de (LU,U)
den Oude Bakker (LU,U)
Den ouden Baaker (LU,U)
de Oude Backer (LU,U)
i. a. backer (LU,U)
j. a. backer (LU,U)
Jac. Adriaen Backer (LU,U)

Sources and Contributors:
adriaen backer ........ [PROV]
............................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Baccher ........ [PROV]
.................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Backer ........ [PROV]
...............  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Backer, Jacob ........ [Grove Art Preferred, PROV, VP]
............................  Getty Provenance Index Databases [online] (1989-)
............................  Grove Art artist database (1989-)
............................  Grove Art Online (2003-2008) accessed 20 November 2005
............................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Backer, Jacob Adriaensz ........ [JPGM Preferred, PROV, VP]
...............................................  Oxford Concise Dictionary of Art and Artists (1996) 30
...............................................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Backer, Jacob Adriaensz. ........ [BHA Preferred, GRL Preferred, GRLPA Preferred, Grove Art, PROV Preferred, VP Preferred, WCP Preferred, WL-Courtauld Preferred]
.................................................  GRIL NACO contribution (n.d.)
.................................................  Grove Art artist database (1989-)
.................................................  Grove Art Online (2008-) accessed 15 April 2009
.................................................  LCNAF Library of Congress Name Authority File [n.d.] NAFR9239082
.................................................  Library of Congress Authorities data (n.d.) nr 92039082
.................................................  Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
.................................................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
.................................................  Thieme-Becker, Allgemeines Lexikon der Künstler (1980-1986)
.................................................  Witt Library, Authority files
Backer, Jacob Andriaensz ........ [VP]
.................................................  Muller, Dutch Art (1997) 37
Backer, Jacob de ........ [BHA]
................................  BHA, Authority file (1973-)
Backer, Jakob ........ [PROV, VP]
............................  Getty Provenance Index Databases [online] (1989-)
............................  Grove Art Online (2008-) accessed 15 April 2009
............................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Backer, Jakob Adriaensz. ........ [PROV]
.................................................  Getty Provenance Index Databases [online] (1989-)
.................................................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Backer, Jakob Adriaensz ........ [GRL]
...............................................  GRIL NACO contribution (n.d.)
...............................................  Library of Congress Authorities data (n.d.) nr 92039082
...............................................  Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Bakker ........ [PROV]
...............  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Bakker, J. ........ [RKD Preferred]
......................  RKD Artists database (2000-) 209608
Bakker, Jacob Adriaensz ........ [VP]
...............................................  Getty Provenance Index Databases [online] (1989-)
Bakker, Jacob Adriaensz. ........ [GRL]
.................................................  GRIL NACO contribution (n.d.)
.................................................  Library of Congress Authorities data (n.d.) nr 92039082
.................................................  Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Bakker, Jacob de ........ [PROV]
................................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
den Oude Bakker ........ [PROV]
..............................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Den ouden Baaker ........ [PROV]
................................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
de Oude Backer ........ [PROV]
............................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
i. a. backer ........ [PROV]
......................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
j. a. backer ........ [PROV]
......................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Jac. Adriaen Backer ........ [PROV]
.......................................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
jacob adr. backer ........ [PROV]
................................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Jacob Adriaenss Backer ........ [PROV]
.............................................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Jacob Adriaensz. Backer ........ [GRL, PROV, VP]
...............................................  Getty Provenance Index Databases [online] (1989-)
...............................................  Getty Vocabulary Program rules
...............................................  GRIL NACO contribution (n.d.)
...............................................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Jacob Adriaensz Backer ........ [PROV]
.............................................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Jacob Adriaensz Backer de Oude ........ [PROV, VP]
..........................................................  Getty Provenance Index Databases [online] (1989-)
Jacob Adriansz Backer ........ [PROV]
...........................................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Jacob Bacher ........ [PROV]
..........................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Jacob Backer ........ [PROV]
..........................  Getty Provenance Index Databases [online] (1989-)
..........................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Jacob Bakker ........ [PROV]
..........................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
j. adr. backer ........ [PROV]
..........................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
jakob adriaensz backer ........ [PROV]
..........................................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Jaques Bakker ........ [PROV]
............................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
J. Backer ........ [PROV]
....................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
J. Bakker ........ [PROV]
....................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
J. De Backer ........ [PROV]
.........................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Ouden Backer ........ [PROV]
..........................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)

Subject: ........ [BHA, Gallery Systems, GRL, GRLPA, Grove Art, JPGM, PROV, RKD, VP, WCP, WL-Courtauld]
....................  Bernt, Niederländischen Maler (1979-1980)
....................  Bernt, W. The Netherlandish painters of the 17th cent., 1970: v. 1, p. 5 (Backer, Jacob Adriaensz.; portrait and history painter, studied with L. Jacobsz. and Rembrandt, active in Amsterdam; b. Harlingen 1608, d. Amsterdam 1651)
....................  BHA, Authority file (1973-)
....................  Gallery Systems (2000-) LOC ID: nr92039082
....................  Getty Provenance Index Databases [online] (1989-)
....................  Getty Research Library Photo Archive database
....................  Getty Vocabulary Program rules
....................  GRIL NACO contribution (n.d.)
....................  Grote Winkler Prins (1966-1975)
....................  Grove Art artist database (1989-)
....................  Grove Art Online (2003-2008) accessed 20 November 2005
....................  J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
....................  LCNAF Library of Congress Name Authority File [n.d.] NAFR9239082
....................  Library of Congress Authorities data (n.d.) LOC ID: nr92039082
....................  Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr92039082
....................  Michalkowa, Patience, Musee National de Varsovie. Bulletin (1984)
....................  Muller, Dutch Art (1997) 37
....................  Oxford Concise Dictionary of Art and Artists (1996) 30
....................  RILA/BHA (1975-2000)
....................  RKD Artists database (2000-) 209608
....................  RLIN data base, 11/11/92 (hdg.: Backer, Jacob Adriaensz, 1608-1651; usage: Jakob Adriaensz Backer)
....................  Rosenberg, J. Dutch art and arch., 1600-1800, 1966: p. 89 (Backer, Jacob Adriaensz.; active in Leeuwarden; b. 1608, d. 1651)
....................  Thieme-Becker, Allgemeines Lexikon der Künstler (1980-1986)
....................  Wilenski, Flemish Painters (1960)
....................  Witt Library, Authority files
....................  Wurzbach, Niederländisches Künstler-Lexikon (1974) v. 1, p. 40 (Backer, Jacob Adriaensz called Bakker; painter and etcher; b. 1608, d. 8/27/1651)
 
Note:
English .......... [VP, WL-Courtauld]
.......... Bénézit Dictionary of Artists: English Edition (2006)
.......... Grove Art Online (2008-)
.......... Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
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