Dirck Jacobsz

Dirck Jacobsz. (1496–1567) was a Dutch Renaissance painter. His exact birthplace is unknown, but it was somewhere near Amsterdam. Born into a family of painters, he was first trained by his father, Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen. Jacobsz. was deeply influenced by the Mannerist style of fellow Amsterdam painter Jan van Scorel. His painting The Crossbowmen (1529) was regard...