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Sebastian Furck
Sebastian Furck or Fulcarus (c.1589–1666) was a German engraving, engraver. Life Furck was born at Alterkülz, Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis, Hundsrück, in about 1589. In the early part of his life he lived at Rome, where he engraved some plates as early as 1612. From 1620 to 1630 he was established at Frankfurt, Frankfurt-am-Main. He engraved many portraits and historical pieces, chiefly for the booksellers, among which are those of the Colonna family; also some plates after Titian, and other masters. He died at Frankfurt in 1666. He worked principally with the Burin (engraving), graver, though there are a few etchings by him. When he did not sign his plates with his name, he marked them with a cipher. Works His prints included: *''The Last Judgment''; after Michelangelo. *''St. Sebastian''; a half-length figure. *An ornamental Frontispiece to the works of Wilhelm Fabry, Gul. Fabricius, dated 1646. It is etched in a very spirited style, and is signed "S. Furck, f.". References So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Frankfurt, officially Frankfurt am Main (; Hessian dialects, Hessian: , "Franks, Frank ford (crossing), ford on the Main (river), Main"), is the most populous city in the States of Germany, German state of Hesse. Its 791,000 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the List of cities in Germany by population, fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located on its namesake Main (river), Main River, it forms a continuous conurbation with the neighboring city of Offenbach am Main and Frankfurt Rhein-Main Regional Authority, its urban area has a population of over 2.3 million. The city is the heart of the larger Rhine-Main metropolitan region, which has a population of more than 5.6 million and is Germany's Metropolitan regions in Germany, second-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr region. Frankfurt's central business district, the Bankenviertel, lies about northwest of the geographic centre of the EU, geographic center of the EU at Gadheim, Lower Franconia. Like France and Franc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
