Dirck Hendricksz (

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, 1544 –

, 1618) was a Dutch-

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painter. In Italy he was known as Teodoro d'Errico or Dirk Hendrici. He was engaged in painting mainly altarpieces and for churches in

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from 1574 to 1606. Although born in Holland, he is referred in texts as a ''Flemish'' painter.

Biography

His style shows the influence of

Pieter Aertsen Pieter Aertsen (1508, Amsterdam – 2 June 1575, Amsterdam), called ''Lange Piet'' ("Tall Pete") because of his height, was a Dutch painter in the style of Northern Mannerism. He is credited with the invention of the monumental genre scene, whi ...

and Franz Floris. His presence in

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is documented by 1568, where they likely met Jean Soens and

Bartholomeus Spranger Bartholomeus Spranger or Bartholomaeus SprangerBartholomeus Spranger
at the Netherlands Institute for Art H ...

, who worked for the Zuccari brothers. By 1573, he had painted the ''Madonna delle Grazie and Saints'' for the church of San Severo all Sanita. He was a witness at the marriage of the Flemish painter Cornelis Smet. Dirck participated in the decoration of the ceiling of

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. In the 1580s he painted a ''Last Supper'' for the church of Sant'Eligio ai Vergini. In 1587–1589, he helps decorate the ceiling of the church of Donnaromita. His canvas of ''The Ascension'' for the church of

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dates from 1605 to 1606. His son Giovan Luca (died 1609) was also a painter in Naples. Dirck moved to Amsterdam in 1610.''Fiamminghi e altri maestri''
article by Ida Maietta, edited by Fernando Rigon, Fondazione Memmo, Italy, (2008), page 94.

Gallery

Dirk hendricksz (teodoro d'errico), ascensione, 1605-09 ca. 2.jpg, Ascension Dirk hendricksz centen (teodoro d'errico), madonna del rosario, 1578, Q1118, 01.JPG, Madonna of the Rosary Dirk hendricksz centen (teodoro d'errico), ultima cena, 1585 ca., da s.eligio ai vergini.JPG, Last Supper from Sant'Eligio ai Vergini Dirk hendricksz centen, crocifissione, 1591 ca., Q478.JPG, Crucifixion

References

16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 17th-century Italian painters Dutch Mannerist painters 1544 births 1618 deaths Painters from Naples {{Italy-painter-16thC-stub