Martin Engelbrecht (1684 - 1756)

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Martin Engelbrecht

Martin Engelbrecht was a German Baroque painter and engraver, publisher, and inventor of the first miniature dioramas.

Martin and his brother Christian were skilled printers and engravers in Augsburg, Germany in the 18th century. Martin's works include illustrations for Ovid's Metamorphoses, The War of the Spanish Succession, P. Dekker's Les Architectes Princiers, 92 views of Venice, and the Assemblage Nouveau Des Manouvries Habilles, a series of engravings depicting laborers and their clothing, published in Augsburg around 1730.

Also around 1730. Martin Engelbrecht created maps for miniature theaters, which, inserted into a display box, showed religious scenes and pictures of everyday life in three-dimensional perspective. He devoted an entire series to Italian theater. These miniature theaters or Engelbrecht dioramas are considered the earliest paper theaters in history, and they became very popular in the 18th century as a means of home entertainment. Engelbrecht is known to have created at least forty-one sets of miniature theater dioramas.

Date and place of birt:16 september 1684, Augsburg (Schwaben), Germany
Date and place of death:18 january 1756, Germany
Period of activity: XVIII century
Specialization:Artist, Engraver, Inventor, Publisher
Genre:Genre art, History painting, Portrait, Religious genre
Art style:Baroque

Creators Baroque

Pedro Calderón de la Barca (1600 - 1681)
Pedro Calderón de la Barca
1600 - 1681
Jean-Benjamin de La Borde (1734 - 1794)
Jean-Benjamin de La Borde
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Willem Jacob Herreyns II (1743 - 1827)
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1743 - 1827
Luca Saltarello (1610 - 1655)
Luca Saltarello
1610 - 1655
Pietro Santi Bartoli (1635 - 1700)
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1635 - 1700
Giovanni Battista Piazzetta (1682 - 1754)
Giovanni Battista Piazzetta
1682 - 1754
Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues (1533 - 1588)
Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues
1533 - 1588
Fede Galizia (1578 - 1630)
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1578 - 1630
Pieter Jansz. Quast (1606 - 1647)
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1606 - 1647
Franz Caucig (1755 - 1828)
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1755 - 1828
Johan Fredrik Martin (1755 - 1816)
Johan Fredrik Martin
1755 - 1816
Baldassare Franceschini (Il Volterrano) (1611 - 1689)
Baldassare Franceschini (Il Volterrano)
1611 - 1689
Judith Jans Leyster (1609 - 1660)
Judith Jans Leyster
1609 - 1660
Jan Verhoeven (1600 - 1676)
Jan Verhoeven
1600 - 1676
Adriaen Frans Boudewijns (1644 - 1719)
Adriaen Frans Boudewijns
1644 - 1719
Jan Griffier II (1688 - 1750)
Jan Griffier II
1688 - 1750
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