Jan van Scorel, Self-portrait. From a group portrait of Jeruzalem pilgrims ; Scorel calls himself canon of St. Mary's in the inscription beneath his portrait. Museum. . 2 MOLLY A. FARIES*

Jan van Scorel, Additional Documents

from the Church Records of

Jan van Scorel is one of the few Netherlandish artists of the 16th century whose career can be followed regularly in documents. Because he held the ecclesiastical offices of vicar in the church of St. John and canon of St. Mary's, both in Utrecht, Scorel's name often appears in the church records. When G. J. Hoogewerff published his book about this painter in 1923, he incorporated the results of an investigation of the archives made by S. Muller Fz., the head of the municipal (1874) and provincial (1879) archive of Utrecht until 19201. Hoogewerff selected a number of documents from Muller's study and grouped them in the back of his book; other references to the archives he scattered through the text. Unfortunately, when mentioning a document, he did not footnote, nor did he cite folio or inventory numbers. It is therefore difficult to separate Hoogewerff's supposition or discussion about the document from the recorded fact itself. It is hoped that the chronological list at the end of this article will rectify this oversight and clarify some of the confusing issues. The list also will provide us with a quicker reference to Scorel's chronology and access to the original sources. Furthermore, the list includes much new material on Scorel, concerning his activities as a canon in the church as well as some of his connections with the secular world. Several dates cited by Hoogewerfl' or other scholars can be corrected-or more precisely stated-thus tightening Scorel's chronology.

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The first revision of date concerns Scorel's return to Utrecht after his travel and study in Italy. In 1956, M. A. Vente, in a study of Netherlandish organs, published a document of payment to Scorel for the painting of new organ wings for the church of St. Saviour (Oudmunster) in Utrecht (cf. doc.

* A Fulbright-Hays grant and a Fels Foundation Dissertation grant Schimmelpenninck van der Oije for his careful correction of the Latin has enabled the author, a doctoral candidate at Bryn Mawr College, texts. I am grateful to Drs. N. J. Koomen for several pertinent sug- to carry out her research in The , and she has enjoyed the gestions, and special thanks is due Drs. W. H. Vroom of the Gemeente- kind hospitality of the Kunsthistorisch Instituut in . I am archief in Amsterdam for his painstaking help with this article in all grateful to Prof. Dr. J. G. van Gelder for letting me see the first results stages of preparation. of a study which has as its aim the gathering of all the artists men- 1. G. J. Hoogewerff, in Jan van Scorel, peintre de la Renaissance tioned in the fabric accounts of all the churches of Utrecht. For this fzollandaise,La Haye 1923, 42, gives credit to Muller for the archival article, special thanks is due to the staff of the Rijksarchief in Utrecht, work. For the most part, the book is a French version of the article in notably Mr. F. H. C. Weijtens. I wish also to thank Dr. F. Ketner for Dutch by the same author, 'Jan van Scorel, zijn leven en persoonlijk- his help with several of the difficult Latin passages, and C. O. A. baron heid,' Onze Eeuw, 1915, 209-243, 394-432.

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