Jan van Londerseel (

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,

, between 1570 and 1575 -

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, 1624–25) was a Flemish draughtsman, engraver,

etcher Etching is traditionally the process of using strong acid or mordant to cut into the unprotected parts of a metal surface to create a design in intaglio (incised) in the metal. In modern manufacturing, other chemicals may be used on other types ...

and

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. After training and working in Antwerp he was active in the

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during the latter part of his career.Jan van Londerseel
at

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Life

Jan van Londerseel was probably a pupil of Abraham de Bruyn in Antwerp. Van Londerseel married a niece of his master Abraham de Bruyn. His wife's brother

Nicolaes de Bruyn Nicolaes de Bruyn (Antwerp, 1571 - Rotterdam, 1656)Biographical details
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was another Flemish engraver who made a name in the Dutch Republic. Around 1600 Jan followed his brother Assuerus van Londerseel, also an engraver, to Rotterdam. He lived in 1614 in

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.Geïllustreerde bijbels
at the Bible Museum. He was mainly active in Rotterdam where he is believed to have died before 7 January 1625. Londerseel had at least one son, Johannes van Londerseel the younger, who also became an engraver and by whom only one engraving is known.

Work

The majority of his work consists of landscapes, in which he shows a preference for picturesque details, such as gnarled trees. The engravings emphasise the contrast between black and white in the foreground and the backgrounds which are pale and lightly etched. Londerseel displays herein a strong influence from his brother-in-law Nicolaes de Bruyn. He also made a number of engravings after the architectural paintings of

Hendrick Aerts Hendrick Aerts (alternative names: Hendrick Aertsz., Henricus Arijssel, Hendrik Arts, Henricus A. Rijssel) (probably Mechelen, between 1565 and 1575 - probably Gdańsk, January 1603) was a Flemish painter and draftsman who painted mainly architectu ...

. A remarkable piece is the ''Bird's Eye View of The Hague and Scheveningen from the North-East'' made in collaboration with Nicolaes de Clerck in 1614. It is a very large engraving on two plates that shows the two cities

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and

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in amazing detail.''Bird's Eye View of The Hague and Scheveningen from the North-East'', right plate
at the Haagse Beeldbank. He made engravings after the works of famous Flemish and

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painters of his time, including

Gillis van Coninxloo Gillis van Coninxloo (now also referred to as Gillis van Coninxloo II but previously referred to as Gillis van Coninxloo III) (24 January 1544 – January 1607) was a Flemish painter of landscapes who played an important role in the development ...

,Larry Silver, Peasant Scenes and Landscapes: The Rise of Pictorial Genres in the Antwerp Art Market, University of Pennsylvania Press, 2012

David Vinckboons David Vinckboons (baptized 13 August 1576 – c.1632 ) was a Dutch Golden Age painter born in Mechelen, Southern Netherlands. Vinckboons, whose name is often spelled as Vingboons, Vinghboons, Vinckebonis or Vinckboom, had at least ten chil ...

Maerten de Vos Maerten de Vos, Maerten de Vos the Elder or Marten de Vos (1532 – 4 December 1603)Maerten de Vos
at the

and

Gillis d'Hondecoeter Gillis Claesz. de Hondecoeter or d'Hondecoeter (c. 1575-1580 – buried 17 October 1638) was a Dutch painter, working in a Flemish style, painting landscapes, trees, fowl and birds. Later on d'Hondecoeter painted in a more Dutch, realist ...

.Manfred Sellink. " Londerseel, Johannes van."
Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Web. 26 Jan. 2014. Londerseel printed and published his own works.

Claes Jansz. Visscher Claes Janszoon Visscher (1587 – 19 June 1652) was a Dutch Golden Age drawing, draughtsman, engraver, mapmaker, and publisher. He was the founder of the successful Visscher family mapmaking business. The firm that he established in Amsterdam wo ...

produced later editions of many of his engravings.

References

Jan van Londerseel - Interior of Saint John Lateran in Rome

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Londerseel, Jan van 1570s births 1624 deaths 17th-century engravers Flemish engravers Artists from Antwerp Artists from Rotterdam Dutch engravers