Jan Linsen Entdecken Sie eine
Stimmung nicht
eine Galerie.
Wählen Sie eine Stimmung und der Raum antwortet – das Licht kühlt oder erwärmt, die Atmosphäre verändert ihren Rhythmus, und nur jene Werke, die dieses Gefühl in sich tragen, treten aus der Dunkelheit hervor. Alles andere tritt in den Schatten zurück.
Jan Linsen
A Life of High Adventure and Sudden Tragedy Jan Linsen lived a life that seemed to mirror the dramatic themes he chose to paint. Born in Hoorn around 1602 or 1603, this Dutch painter moved through Europe with a restless energy, traveling through France and eventually finding his way to Italy. In Rome, between 1624 and 1626, he became part of the Bentvueghels, an association of Dutch and Flemish artists. It was within this circle that he
adopted the nickname Hermafrodito, a name that reflected the spirited, often eccentric culture of the expatriate artist community in the Eternal City. His travels were marked by more than just artistic pursuit; they were fraught with genuine peril. While sailing from Italy, Linsen was captured by Moorish pirates. The ordeal left him stripped of his possessions and abandoned on the North African coast. He survived this encounter, an ev…