Georg Glockendon the Elder (
fl.
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1484; died 1514) was a
Nuremberg
Nuremberg ( ; german: link=no, Nürnberg ; in the local East Franconian dialect: ''Nämberch'' ) is the second-largest city of the German state of Bavaria after its capital Munich, and its 518,370 (2019) inhabitants make it the 14th-largest ...
-based woodblock cutter, printer and painter. Famed during his lifetime for his illuminations, he was also an industrious printer and published a number of the works of
Erhard Etzlaub
Erhard Etzlaub ( 1455 1465 – 1532) was a German astronomer, geodesist, cartographer, instrument maker and physician.
Life
Little is known of Etzlaub's life. One "Erhart Etzlauber" became a citizen of Nuremberg in 1484, but his profession was n ...
. The
Erdapfel
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of
Martin Behaim
Martin Behaim (6 October 1459 – 29 July 1507), also known as and by various forms of , was a German textile merchant and cartographer. He served John II of Portugal as an adviser in matters of navigation and participated in a voyage to W ...
is the best known of his painted works, the majority of which remain unidentified. As a member of the
Glockendon family of artists, he was the father of miniaturist and woodcutter
Albrecht, who took over the family workshop, and master illuminator
Nikolaus.
References
*Smith, Jeffrey Chipps
"Glockendon."In Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online, (accessed February 3, 2012; subscription required).
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External links
Entry for Georg Glockendon the Elderon the *
Union List of Artist Names
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15th-century German painters
German male painters
16th-century German painters
1514 deaths
Year of birth unknown
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