1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Calcar, John de

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768691911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 4 — Calcar, John de

CALCAR (or Kalcker), JOHN DE (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 skilful 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.