Maarten van Heemskerck

Maarten van Heemskerck or Marten Jacobsz Heemskerk van Veen was a Dutch portrait and religious painter, who spent most of his career in Haarlem. He was a pupil of Jan van Scorel, and adopted his teacher's Italian-influenced style. He spent the years 1532–36 in Italy. He produced many designs for engravers, and is especially known for his depictions of the Wonders of the World.

1 June 1498

Born on the same birth day (1 June): Arsen Gitinov • Brandi Carlile • Christopher Lasch • Enno I, Count of East Frisia • Giorgos Lillikas • John C. Reynolds • Michal Grošek • Mikhail Glinka • Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank • Yechezkel Kutscher