Jan Hackaert (; 1628–1685) was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
Biography He travelled in Germany and Switzerland, and painted and sketched mostly landscapes.Jan Hackaert in RKD He would sketch miners at work in the mountains, and on more than one occasion this caused him trouble because the workers couldn't understand what he was doing. They felt he was either a spy or hexing them and made a complaint. Jan Hakkert biography in De groote schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen (1718) by Arnold Houbraken, courtesy of the Digital library for Dutch literature Because Italianate landscapes were so fashionable, his Lake Zurich was mistaken for an Italian lake for years.
He painted the landscape backgrounds for other painters, such as Nicolas BerchemJan Hackaert at the National Gallery and Adriaen van de Velde.
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