Anton Woensam
Illustration — Peter Blommeveen by Woensam, 1535 Anton Woensam (c.1493/1496 – c.1541) was a German painter and wood-engraver. Woensam was "probably" trained by his father Jaspar as a painter. He mainly created book illustrations.
Also recorded as Anton von 'Worms' Woensam · Anton von Worms Woensam · Anton Von 'Worms' Wonsam · Anton von Wonsam
Anton Woensam
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- Died
- 1541 · Cologne.
- Nationality
- Germany
- Occupation
- painter · engraver · graphic artist · xylographer · illustrator · draftsperson
- Known for
- Kölner Stadtansicht von 1531
- Languages
- German
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Illustration — Peter Blommeveen by Woensam, 1535 Anton Woensam (c.1493/1496 – c.1541) was a German painter and wood-engraver. Woensam was "probably" trained by his father Jaspar as a painter. He mainly created book illustrations.
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Born at Worms in 1492, died in Cologne in 1541.
The recorded working language is German. Places of work recorded in the authority are Cologne. Works named in the authority record are Kölner Stadtansicht von 1531. Work by Anton Woensam is recorded in the collections of M Leuven, Bavarian State Painting Collections, Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, National Gallery of Ireland and Musée des Beaux-Arts de Chambéry.
Anton Woensam, Saints Philip and Bartholomew by a Spring, 1529
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