Joost Jansz. Bilhamer
Illustration — Signature of a pickhamer above Joost Jansz Joost Janszoon Bilhamer (1521 – 8 November 1590) was a Dutch sculptor, engraver, and cartographer.
Also recorded as Joost Jansz Beeltsnijder · Joost Janszoon Bilhamer · Joost Janssen Bilhamer
Joost Jansz. Bilhamer
Joost Jansz. Beeldsnijder (1575-1608) · [1] (Universiteitsbibliotheek Amsterdam) · Public domain
- Born
- 1521 · Amsterdam.
- Died
- 1590 · Amsterdam.
- Nationality
- Habsburg Netherlands
- Occupation
- sculptor · cartographer · architect · instrument maker
- Languages
- Dutch
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Illustration — Signature of a pickhamer above Joost Jansz Joost Janszoon Bilhamer (1521 – 8 November 1590) was a Dutch sculptor, engraver, and cartographer.
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• Illustration — Sculpted relief of the orphans above the doorway to the Amsterdam orphanage, today the Amsterdam Museum He was born in Amsterdam in 1521 according to the RKD and in 1541 according to Jan Wagenaar's History of Amsterdam. He made a map of Leiden in 1573 and a map of North Holland in 1575. He was known for sculpted groups in religious buildings in Amsterdam, that were lost during the iconoclasm known as the beeldenstorm. He lived in the Kalverstraat in the house known as "'t Ossehooft". His sculpted relief for the Amsterdam orphanage survives. He died in Amsterdam on 8 November 1590.
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The authorities additionally record the headings Joost Jansz Beeltsnijder, Joost Janszoon Bilhamer and Joost Janssen Bilhamer. His recorded language was Dutch.
Relief with orphan children grouped around the emblem of the Amsterdam civic orphanage, the Burgerweeshuis
Joost Jansz. Bilhamer · Amsterdams Historisch Museum
Joost Jansz. Bilhamer, Amsterdam - Kalverstraat, 1768
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1521
Joost Jansz. Bilhamer born at Amsterdam.
1590
Joost Jansz. Bilhamer died at Amsterdam.
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