Abstract EN:

Hendrick goltzius's adoptive son and loyal disciple, jacob matham (1571-1631) engraved and published prints and was also a draughtsman. His engravings are exclusively after drawings by goltzius until time of the latter's departure for italy, when matham engraved compositions by cornelis. C. V. H. And k. V. Mander. In the spring of 1593, matham went to italy, where he remains three years. The majority of his works dating to that period are after venetian and roman catholic masters. His return to haarlem in 1597 marks the beginning of his mature period. As of 1598, he appears to have taken over the direction of goltzius's workshop. In 1600 he was member of the guild of st luke of which he became dean in 1605. From 1600 he diversified his graphic output to include compositions by compatriots like p. Aertsen, bloemaert and vinckboons, as well as italian decor's by cavalier d'arpino and zuccaro, or works by artists in the new baroque spirit, like moreelse and rubens. A number of jacob math am's disciples, such as his three own sons or c. Braeu, g. V. Breen, g. Gauw, p. Soutman or jan van de velde ii, came through is workshop. Throughout his career, he engraved numerous portraits and maintained contacts with fraternities and municipal authorities. His graphic oeuvre is considerable (the new catalogue is limited to 350 entries) and reflects the different artistic tendencies that colour the dawn of the 17th century : mannerism, naturalism and the baroque. The brightly new aspect of this dissertation is a comprehensive and extended catalogue of jacob matham drawings, introduced by a general overlook of his drawn production : 73 drawings signed and dated and secure attributions, 12 attributions, 12 doubtful attributions, 43 rejected drawings, completed by 14 drawings by his own sons, a list all other excluded drawings and an illustrated list in iconographic order of the engravings after matham's inventions and transcriptions suggesting a drawing by jacob matham.