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Martin Ryckaert, also Maerten or Marten Rijckaert (baptised 8 December 1587, Antwerp – 11 October 1631) was a Flemish painter who was known for his small, usually imaginary landscapes in an Italianate style. ==Life== Martin Ryckaert was a member of the Ryckaert (or Rijckaert) family of artists, Martin was the son of David Ryckaert I, the younger brother of David Ryckaert II, and the uncle of David Ryckaert III. As the result of a birth defect or because of an accident, he had only one arm Martin probably first studied with his father and was later a pupil of Tobias Verhaecht (or Verhaeght).〔(The Collector's Cabinet: Flemish Paintings from New England Private Collections ), University of Massachusetts Press, 1983〕 Verhaecht was also Peter Paul Rubens’s teacher for a brief period. Martin became a member of the Antwerp Guild of St. Luke in 1607. It is believed he traveled to Italy between 1607 and 1610 although no documentary evidence of this trip has been found. It is believed that during his stay in Italy he practised ''plein air'' sketching.〔(Lot notes ) at Christie's〕 Martin rejoined the Antwerp Guild of St. Luke in 1611 and was registered as the "painter with one arm".〔(Biographical details ) at the Netherlands Institute for Art History 〕 He spent the remainder of his professional career in his native city. He was active in the local Chamber of rhetoric ''De Violieren''.〔 He never married and collected many paintings by his contemporaries in his house in the Meyerstraat in Antwerp.〔(Biografische details ) in Wurzbach, Alfred von (), ''Niederländisches Künstlerlexikon: mit mehr als 3000 Monogrammen (Band 2): L - Z'', Amsterdam, 1910 〕 He was reportedly a close friend of Anthony van Dyck, who painted his portrait showing Ryckaert dressed up as a king around 1630. This portrait was in the possession of Martin Ryckaert when he died and is today in the Prado in Madrid.〔(Sotheby's Important Old Master Paintings, Including European Works of Art ), New York | 29 janv. 2009〕 The portrait was engraved by Jacob Neefs and then included in van Dyck's book project entitled "Iconography" which contained portraits of famous people of that time.〔Moir, Alfred, ''Anthony van Dyck'', Thames and Hudson, Londen, 1994, p. 98〕 Ryckaert fell ill in early 1631 and died in Antwerp on 28 October. He left his entire fortune to his sister Maria and his brother Pauwel (or Pauwels).〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Martin Ryckaert」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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