Jan Saenredam

January Saenredam (* 1565 in Zaandam, † 1607 in Assendelft ) was a Dutch engraver and cartographer.

Career

Saenredam grew up as an orphan in his uncle Pieter de Jongh. Although he was brought up to take a craft or peasant profession, he decided on the drawing and had success as a cartographer. Using a lawyer he came relatively late in 1589 in the circle around Hendrick Goltzius, whose main disciples he counted. Saenredam then worked briefly closely with Goltzius and Jacques de Gheyn II, but returned about 1595 back to Assendelft, where he married. His which originate from this marriage son Pieter Jansz Saenredam (1597-1665) later became a noted painter.

Works

He has created many stitches to the Old and New Testament and classical mythology and various allegorical representations, such as 1604 a copper engraving depicting the Allegory of the Cave by Plato and after a now lost oil painting by Cornelis van Haarlem Corneliszoon ( 1562-1638 ) was made. It is one of very few representations of this theme in the visual arts.

Exhibitions

From 3 June to 17 August 2003 took place in the art collections of the Veste Coburg studio exhibition " The coloring of prints in the 16th and 17th centuries the example Nicolaes Bruyn and Jan Saenredam " instead.

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