Kunstauktionshaus Schloss Ahlden GmbH
Graphic — 178: International art and antiques. Day 3
16.05.2020 11:00 UTC +01:002020-05-16T11:00:00+02:00Germany, Ahlden(Aller), Große Str. 1Kunstauktionshaus Schloss Ahlden GmbH
Ahlden(Aller),
Germany
Lot 2157 Franz Hogenberg
Frans Hogenberg (1535 - 1590) 
Frans Hogenberg
1535 - 1590
Belgium, Germany, Flanders
Frans Hogenberg was a Flemish and German painter, engraver, and mapmaker. He is known for portraits and topographical views as well as historical allegories. He also produced scenes of contemporary historical events. Hogenberg was the author of graphic works, engravings of city views and maps of the first four volumes of the six-volume atlas Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (Description and drawings of the most famous cities in the world), published in 1570 by the Flemish geographer Abraham Ortelius. Hogenberg's engravings are an invaluable source of information about urban development in medieval Europe.
