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Kilian is the name of a dynasty of German engravers from
Augsburg
Augsburg (; bar , Augschburg , links=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swabian_German , label=Swabian German, , ) is a city in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, around west of Bavarian capital Munich. It is a university town and regional seat of the ' ...
, Germany, that were active there for over a century.
The patriarch was Bartholomaus Kilian, a goldsmith, who married Maria Pfeiffelmann and they had two sons
Lukas
Lukas is a form of the Latin name Lucas. Popularity
In 2013 it was the ninth most popular name for boys in Australia.
Meaning and different spellings
* Amharic - Luqas (ሉቃስ)
* Arabic - Luqa (لوقا) / Luqas (لوكاس)
* Armenian - Õ‚ ...
and Wolfgang. Bartholomaus died and his wife remarried the engraver
Dominicus Custos
Dominicus Custos (1560–1612) was a Flemish artist, printer and copperplate engraver, who worked in the service of Emperor Rudolph II in Prague.
Dominicus was born in Antwerp, the son of Pieter Balten, and settled in Augsburg as the second h ...
. Together with him she had three more sons,
Raphael
Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, better known as Raphael (; or ; March 28 or April 6, 1483April 6, 1520), was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. List of works by Raphael, His work is admired for its clarity of form, ease of ...
, David and Jacob Custos (or ''Custodis''). Wolfgang in turn had two sons who became engravers, Bartholomaus the younger and
Philipp
Philipp is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
"Philipp" has also been a shortened version of Philippson, a German surname especially prevalent amongst German Jews and Dutch Jews.
Surname
* Adolf Philipp (1864â ...
. Philipp's son Wolfgang Philipp also became an engraver.
After them, there were a few more generations, and Georg Christophe (1709-1781) formed the collection of the family works conserved in the library at Augsburg.