John de Calcar
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John de Calcar (or Kalcker) (1499 - 1546), Italian painter, was born at Calcar, in the duchy of Cleves.
He was a disciple of Titian at Venice, and perfected himself by studying Raphael. He imitated those masters so closely as to deceive the most skillful critics.
Among his various pieces is a "Nativity," representing the angels around the infant Christ, which he arranged so that the light emanated wholly from the child. He died at Naples.
This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
