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Cort Rave
Cort is the surname of several people: * Cornelis Cort (1536–1578), Dutch engraver * Henry Cort (1740–1800), English ironmaster * Frans de Cort (1834–1878), Flemish writer * Hendrik Frans de Cort (1742-1810), Flemish landscape painter * John Cort (impresario) (1861–1929), American impresario * John Cyrus Cort (1913–2006), American Christian socialist writer and activist * John E. Cort (born 1953), American indologist and writer on Jainism * Bud Cort (born 1948), American actor * Barry Cort (born 1956), American baseball player * Carl Cort (born 1977), English footballer * Leon Cort (born 1979), English footballer * Liam Cort (born 1989), English basketball player Cort can also refer to: * CORT (Cortistatin), human gene * Cortisol, hormone commonly abbreviated as cort * ''Cortinarius'', a genus of mushrooms * Cort Guitars, guitar manufacturer based in South Korea * Cort v. Ash, 1975 case in the United States Supreme Court * Cort, a fictional character in the The Dark Tower ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cornelis Cort
Cornelis Cort (c. 1533 – c. 17 March 1578) was a Dutch engraver and draughtsman. He spent the last 12 years of his life in Italy, where he was known as ''Cornelio Fiammingo''. Biography Born in Hoorn or Edam, Cort may have been a pupil of Dirck Volckertsz Coornhert in the 1550s in Haarlem. His first known engravings were published in Antwerp around 1553, though it is thought that he remained working in the Northern Netherlands. The publisher was Hieronymous Cock, under whom Cort may have apprenticed as well. A letter of 1567 from Dominicus Lampsonius to the artist Titian described Cock as Cort's master. Plates, which Cort produced for Cock were inscribed with Cort's name only after he left his apprenticeship with Cock. Cort moved to Venice and lived in the house of Titian in 1565 and 1566. He produced engravings based on Titian's works. Among these are the well-known copperplates of " St Jerome in the Desert", the "Magdalen", "Prometheus", "Diana and Actaeon", and "Diana a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
