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16th-century engravers

36 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Abraham BloemaertEngraver · PrintsAbraham Bloemaert (25 December 1566 – 27 January 1651) was a Dutch painter and printmaker who used etching and engraving.
Abraham OrteliusEngraver · PrintsAbraham Ortelius (also Ortels, Orthellius or Wortels; 4 or 14 April 152728 June 1598) was a cartographer, geographer, and cosmographer from Antwerp in the Spanish Netherlands.
André ThévetEngraver · PrintsAndré Thevet, OFM (lang; 1516 – 23 November 1590) was a French Franciscan priest, explorer, cosmographer and writer who travelled to the Near East and South America.
Andrea SchiavoneEngraver · PrintsAndrea Meldolla (Andrija Medulić), also known as Andrea Schiavone or Andrea lo Schiavone, literally "Andrew the Slav", (c.
Balthasar Florisz. van BerckenrodeAuthor · Maps and atlasesBalthasar Florisz. Van Berckenrode (circa 1591 – 1645) was a Dutch engraver, surveyor, and cartographer.
Barthel BehamEngraver · PrintsBarthel Beham ou Boehm (vers 1502 à Nuremberg - 1540 à Bologne) est un peintre et un graveur allemand.
Bernard SalomonEngraver · PrintsIllustration — Woodcut of Petrarch's Triumph of Fame by Bernard Salomon, from Bernard Salomon: Illustrateur Lyonnais, 1550
Claes Corneliszoon MoeyaertEngraver · PrintsClaes Corneliszoon Moeyaert or Nicolaes Moyaert or Mooyaert (1592–1655) was an authoritative Catholic Dutch painter. He followed Rembrandt in his use of red chalk.
Cornelis DrebbelEngraver · PrintsCornelis Jacobszoon Drebbel (1572 – 7 November 1633) was a Dutch engineer and inventor.
Crispijn van de Passe the YoungerEngraver · PrintsIllustration — Backgammon players, first half of the 17th century. Amsterdam University Library
David VinckboonsEngraver · PrintsDavid Vinckboons (baptized 13 August 1576 – c. 1632) was a Dutch Golden Age painter born in Mechelen, Southern Netherlands.
Diana ScultoriEngraver · PrintsDiana Scultori (also known as Diana Mantuana and Diana Ghisi; 1547 – 5 April 1612) was an Italian engraver from Mantua, Italy.
Frans HogenbergEngraver · Prints
Gemma FrisiusEngraver · PrintsGemma Frisius (born Jemme Reinerszoon; December 9, 1508 – May 25, 1555) was a Dutch physician, mathematician, cartographer, philosopher, and instrument maker.
Hendrik GoltziusEngraver · PrintsHendrick Goltzius (né Goltz; January or February 1558 – 1 January 1617) was a German-born Dutch printmaker, draftsman, and painter.
Hendrik van den KeereEngraver · PrintsHendrik van den Keere (c. 1540/2 – 1580) was a punchcutter, or cutter of punches used to make metal type, who lived in Ghent in the Spanish Netherlands (now Belgium).
Hieronymus CockEngraver · PrintsHieronymus Cock, or Hieronymus Wellens de Cock, (1518 – 3 October 1570) was a Flemish painter and etcher as well as a publisher and distributor of prints.
Jacob de Gheyn IIEngraver · PrintsJacob de Gheyn II (also Jacques de Gheyn II) (c. 1565 – 29 March 1629) was a Dutch painter and engraver, whose work shows the transition from Northern Mannerism to Dutch realism over the…
Jacob MathamEngraver · PrintsJacob Matham (15 October 1571 – 20 January 1631), of Haarlem, was an engraver and pen-draftsman.
Jan Baptist ZangriusEngraver · PrintsJan Baptist Zangrius (died 1606 in Leuven) was a Flemish engraver, publisher, typographer and bookseller.
Jan SaenredamEngraver · PrintsJan Pieterszoon (abbr. Abbreviated patronymic surname Pietersz.) Saenredam (c.
Jan van de VeldeEngraver · PrintsJan van de Velde the younger (1593 – c. 1 November 1641) was a Dutch Golden Age painter and printmaker, mostly of animal, landscape and still-life subjects.
Johann Israel de BryEngraver · PrintsJohann Israel de Bry (c. 1570 – 1611) was a Franco-Flemish engraver and publisher.
Johann Matthias KagerEngraver · PrintsIllustration — Ceiling fresco in Augsburg
Jost AmmanEngraver · PrintsJost Amman (June 13, 1539 – March 17, 1591) was a Swiss-German artist, celebrated chiefly for his woodcuts, done mainly for book illustrations.
Lucas JennisEngraver · PrintsIllustration — Title page of Musaeum Hermeticum, published by Jennis in 1625.
Michael van LangrenEngraver · PrintsMichael van Langren (April 1598 May 1675) was an astronomer and cartographer of the Low Countries. A Catholic, he chiefly found employment in service to the Spanish Monarchy.
Michiel Jansz. van MiereveltEngraver · PrintsMichiel Janszoon (abbr. Abbreviated Jansz.) van Mierevelt (also spelled Miereveld or Miereveldt; 1 May 1566 – 27 June 1641) was a Dutch painter and draftsman of the Dutch Golden Age.
Nicolaes de BruynEngraver · PrintsIllustration — The Circumcision of Christ, 1620
Orazio FarinatiEngraver · PrintsOrazio Farinati (c. 1559–1616) was a late Mannerist Italian painter.
Palma il GiovaneEngraver · PrintsIacopo Negretti (1548/50 – 14 October 1628), best known as Jacopo or Giacomo Palma il Giovane or simply Palma Giovane ('Young Palma'), was an Italian painter from Venice and a notable…
Petrus PlanciusEngraver · PrintsPetrus Plancius (lang; born Pieter Platevoet; 1552 – 15 May 1622) was a Dutch-Flemish astronomer, cartographer and clergyman.
Pieter de Jode IEngraver · PrintsPetrus, or Pieter de Jode I or Pieter de Jode the Elder (1570 – 9 August 1634), was a Flemish printmaker, draughtsman, publisher and painter principally active in Antwerp.
Pieter van den KeereEngraver · PrintsIllustration — Map of the Black Sea for Abraham Ortelius.
Remigius HogenbergEngraver · PrintsRemigius Hogenberg (c. 1536, Mechlin – c.
Virgil SolisEngraver · PrintsVirgil Solis or Virgilius Solis (1514 – 1 August 1562), a member of a prolific family of artists, was a German draughtsman and printmaker in engraving, etching and woodcut who worked in his…

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