Background
Jacob Van Lathem was the second son of the miniaturist Lieven van Lathem. He probably received his training from his father and from 1490 to 1493 he was employed by John II of Portugal.
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In 1493 he joined the Guild of Saint Luke in Antwerp and in 1494 he was appointed by Philip the Fair as "valet de chambre et peintre Monsignor". He was often involved in the decoration of churches and palaces, and thus worked equally well in Ghent, Brussels and Antwerp, but also in Spain, where he accompanied his clients on several trips. In 1506, he accompanied Philip again when traveling to Spain to be recognized as king consort of Castile.
After the death of Philip on September 25, 1506 in Burgos, Jacob returned to the Netherlands.
There he was in the service of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, and he worked for the court of Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy. From 1517-1520 he accompanied Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor on his trip to Spain.
From 1522 to 1528 he went again with Charles V for the last time to Spain.
