Karel van Mander (Meulebeke, May 1548 – Amsterdam, September 2, 1606) was a Flemish-born Dutch painter and poet. Karel van Mander is considered the founder of the Haarlem drawing academy, although it is very unclear what this involved at this period - it was certainly not a regular school offering classes, probably an informal discussion group which may have sat for life-drawing together. He was considered an established expert when he arrived in Haarlem.
He received budding artists in his home for evenings of communal drawing and study of classical mythology. His purpose was to educate young painters in the proper artistic techniques; he was a firm believer in the hierarchy of genres. It was his firm belief that only through proper study of existing works that true-to-life historical allegories could be achieved.
[Oil on canvas, 45 x 70 cm]
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