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Frederik Bouttats The Younger
Frederik Bouttats, an engraver, was born at Antwerp about the year 1620. He engraved several plates after his own designs, principally portraits, and some after other masters. They are worked with the graver, in a neat style, and are not without merit. We have by him, among others, the following: *''Charles Emmanuel, Duke of Savoy''. *''Charles Gaspar, Elector of Treves''. *''Queen Christina of Sweden''. *''Oliver Cromwell''. *''Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg''. *''John George, Elector of Saxony''. *''Jan Baptist Heil, portrait painter''; se ipse pinx. *''Daniel van Heil, landscape painter''; J. B. van Heil pinx. (pictured) *''Leo van Heil, architect and painter''; same painter. *''David Rijckaert, painter''; se ipse pinx. (pictured) *''The Virgin and Infant Jesus, with St. John'' (dated 1655). *''Cavaliers and Ladies playing at Cards''; F. Boutats fecit. He was the elder brother of Gaspar Bouttats Gaspar Bouttats the Elder or Gaspard Bouttats the ElderName variatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Ryckaert - Het Gulden Cabinet
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the third king of the United Kingdom of Israel. In the Books of Samuel, he is described as a young shepherd and harpist who gains fame by slaying Goliath, a champion of the Philistines, in southern Canaan. David becomes a favourite of Saul, the first king of Israel; he also forges a notably close friendship with Jonathan, a son of Saul. However, under the paranoia that David is seeking to usurp the throne, Saul attempts to kill David, forcing the latter to go into hiding and effectively operate as a fugitive for several years. After Saul and Jonathan are both killed in battle against the Philistines, a 30-year-old David is anointed king over all of Israel and Judah. Following his rise to power, David c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Engraving
Engraving is the practice of incising a design onto a hard, usually flat surface by cutting grooves into it with a Burin (engraving), burin. The result may be a decorated object in itself, as when silver, gold, steel, or Glass engraving, glass are engraved, or may provide an Intaglio (printmaking), intaglio printing plate, of copper or another metal, for printing images on paper as prints or illustrations; these images are also called "engravings". Engraving is one of the oldest and most important techniques in printmaking. Wood engraving is a form of relief printing and is not covered in this article, same with rock engravings like petroglyphs. Engraving was a historically important method of producing images on paper in artistic printmaking, in mapmaking, and also for commercial reproductions and illustrations for books and magazines. It has long been replaced by various photographic processes in its commercial applications and, partly because of the difficulty of learning th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antwerp
Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,Statistics Belgium; ''Loop van de bevolking per gemeente'' (Excel file) Population of all municipalities in Belgium, . Retrieved 1 November 2017. it is the most populous municipality in Belgium, and with a metropolitan population of around 1,200,000 people, it is the second-largest metrop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Van Heil - Het Gulden Cabinet
Daniel is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "God is my judge"Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 68. (cf. Gabriel—"God is my strength"), and derives from two early biblical figures, primary among them Daniel from the Book of Daniel. It is a common given name for males, and is also used as a surname. It is also the basis for various derived given names and surnames. Background The name evolved into over 100 different spellings in countries around the world. Nicknames (Dan, Danny) are common in both English and Hebrew; "Dan" may also be a complete given name rather than a nickname. The name "Daniil" (Даниил) is common in Russia. Feminine versions (Danielle, Danièle, Daniela, Daniella, Dani, Danitza) are prevalent as well. It has been particularly well-used in Ireland. The Dutch names "Daan" and "Daniël" are also variations of Daniel. A related surname developed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaspar Bouttats
Gaspar Bouttats the Elder or Gaspard Bouttats the ElderName variations: Caspar Bouttats, Gasper Bouttats, Gaspard-Martin Bouttats and Jasper Bottats (c. 1640 – 1695–96) was a Flemish printmaker and engraver of the Baroque period. Life He was born in Antwerp in a family of engravers. He was the son of the engraver Frederick Bouttats the Elder and Marie de Weert. His uncle Philibert Bouttats as well as his younger brother Frederik Bouttats the Younger built reputations as engravers.Biographical details at the He was trained by his father. He was registered in 1668–69 with the Antwerp |
Philibert Bouttats
Philibert Bouttats (fl. 17th century) was a Flemish engraver. His prints consist chiefly of portraits, and are rather neatly engraved. Biography Bouttats was born about the year 1650, in Antwerp, the son of Frederik Bouttats the Younger. He died at the age of 72. Works Portraits *''Pope Innocent XI'' *''The Dauphin, Son of Louis XIV''; oval *''Mary Antonia Victoria, of Bavaria, Dauphiness'' *''Elizabeth Charlotte, Duchess of Orleans'' *''William Henry, Prince of Orange'' *''Christian V, King of Denmark'' *''Herman Werner, Bishop of Paderborn'' *''John Sobieski, King of Poland'' *''Thesis, with the Portrait of the Bishop of Miinster'' Other works *Convent 'Bethlehem' in Herent near Leuven Leuven (, ) or Louvain (, , ; german: link=no, Löwen ) is the capital and largest city of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located about east of Brussels. The municipality itself comprises the historic ... (1699) References * External li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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