Jacob’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Corydon and Sylvia
Attributed to Jacob Matham (Dutch, 1571-1631) after Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558-1617)

Samson and Delilah
Jacob Matham (Dutch, 1571–1631) after Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640)

Blazon of the Old Haarlem Chamber of Rhetoric of the Pellicanists (‘Trou moet Blycken’)
Jacob Matham Dutch, 1571-1631

Christ Raising the Son of the Widow of Nain
Jacob Matham (Dutch, 1571-1631) after Federico Zuccaro (Italian, 1540/41-1609)

Christ Raises the Dead Son of the Widow of Nain
Jacob Matham (Dutch, 1571–1631) after Federico Zuccaro (Italian, 1540/41–1609)

The Adoration of the Shepherds
Jacob Matham (Dutch, 1571–1631) after Abraham Bloemaert (Dutch, 1566–1651)

Cupid Taming Pan
Jacob Matham (Dutch, 1571–1631) after Giuseppe Cesari, Il Cavaliere d’Arpino (Italian, 1568-1640)

The Adoration of the Shepherds with St Peter and St Paul
Jacob Matham (Dutch, 1571–1631) after Pieter Cornelisz. van Rijck (Dutch, 1567-1637)

The Adoration of the Magi
Workshop Jacob Matham (Dutch, 1571–1631) after Giuseppe Cesari (Italian, 1568–1640)

Christ Washing the Feet of the Apostles
Jacob Matham (Dutch, 1571–1631) after Taddeo Zuccaro (Italian, 1529–1566)

The Last Supper
Jacob Matham (Dutch, 1571–1631) after Taddeo Zuccaro (Italian, 1529–1566)

St Veronica Holding the Sudarium
Jacob Matham (Dutch, 1571–1631) after Abraham Bloemaert (Dutch, 1566-1651)

The Holy Family with Saints Elizabeth, Zacharias and John
Jacob Matham (Dutch, 1571–1631) after Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558–1617)

The Three Fates
Attributed to Jacob Matham (Dutch, 1571–1631) after Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558–1617)

Cupid and Psyche
Jacob Matham (Dutch, 1571–1631) after Abraham Bloemaert (Dutch, 1566–1651)

Venus and Mars Discovered by Apollo
Jacob Matham (Dutch, 1571–1631) after Paulus Moreelse (Dutch, 1571–1638)

Perseus and Andromeda
Jacob Matham (Dutch, 1571–1631) after Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558–1617)

Saturnus (Saturn), from The Seven Planets
Jacob Matham (Dutch, 1571–1631) after Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558–1617)

Jupiter, from The Seven Planets
Jacob Matham (Dutch, 1571–1631) after Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558–1617)

Mars, from The Seven Planets
Jacob Matham (Dutch, 1571–1631) after Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558–1617)