Hendrick Goltzius
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Hendrick Goltzius was a German-born Dutch printmaker, draftsman, and painter. He has been described as the leading Dutch engraver of the early Baroque period, or Northern Mannerism, lauded for his sop
Self-portrait (c. 1593–94)
Print reflecting an allegorical representation of work and diligence.
Goltzius's drawing of his right hand
Lot and his Daughters (1616) in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.
Brüggen, Germany
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Brüggen is a municipality in the district of Viersen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated near the border with the Netherlands, on the river Schwalm, approx. 15 km south of Venlo, 11 km
Hendrick Goltzius
…began to produce paintings. Goltzius was born near Viersen in Bracht or Millebrecht, a village then in the Duchy of Julich, now in the municipality Brüggen in North Rhine-Westphalia. His father, Jan Goltz, was a glass painter, and Goltzius received his earliest artistic training in his father's workshop…
Brüggen Castle
A jester on the entrance door of the Kaschemme, a pub-café in Brüggen's old town