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Hieronymus Wierix or Johannes Wierix, after Albrecht Dürer,
Flemish 1553-1619 and Flemish...
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Hieronymus Wierix
Flemish engraver
Hieronymus Wierix (1553–1619) was a Flemish engraver, draughtsman and publisher. He is known for his reproductive engravings after the work of well-known local and foreign artists including Albrecht Dürer. Together with other members of the Wierix family of engravers he played an important role in spreading appreciation for Netherlandish art abroad as well as in creating art that supported the Catholic cause in the Southern Netherlands.[1]
Life
[edit]Hieronymus Wierix was born in Antwerp as the son of Anton Wierix I (c. 1520/25–c. 1572).[2] His father Anton was registered as a painter in 1545–6 but is occasionally also referred to as a cabinet maker. It is not believed that Anton I taught Hieronymous or his other two sons Johannes and Anton II. Hieronymus and Johannes are believed to have trained with a goldsmith while Anton II likely trained with an older brother, probably Johannes.[1] After his father dea
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Wierix family
The Wierix family, sometimes seen in alternative spellings such as Wiericx, were a Flemish family of artists who distinguished themselves as printmakers and draughtsmen in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. They were active in Antwerp and Brussels.
The first generation of engravers consisted of the three sons of the little-known painter and cabinet maker Anton Wierix I :
Anton II's son, Anton III Wierix (1596–1624), completes the engraver members of the family, although his early death prevented him from producing a large oeuvre.[1] All were highly productive, with 2,333 prints catalogued between them, the largest number by Johannes.[2] The Wierix family members were known for their attention to detail and superb technique.
Lives
[edit]Johannes and Hieronymus appear to have begun training together, and although Hieronymus was the younger by fyra years he was able to keep pace with his brother.[3] Even for that