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

Johann Baptist Ruel (1634 - 1685)
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Jan Frans van Bloemen (1662 - 1749)
Jan Frans van Bloemen
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Adam Pick (1621 - 1659)
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Egbert van Heemskerck II (1634 - 1704)
Egbert van Heemskerck II
1634 - 1704
Bartholomeus Molenaer (1618 - 1650)
Bartholomeus Molenaer
1618 - 1650
Nicolaus Treu (1734 - 1786)
Nicolaus Treu
1734 - 1786
Antonio Verrio (1636 - 1707)
Antonio Verrio
1636 - 1707
Evert van Aelst (1602 - 1657)
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1602 - 1657
Pietro della Vecchia (1603 - 1678)
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1603 - 1678
Agostino Tassi (1580 - 1644)
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1580 - 1644
Jeremiah Davison (1695 - 1745)
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1695 - 1745
Jan Wijnants (1632 - 1684)
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1632 - 1684
André-Jean Le Brun (Lebrun) (1737 - 1811)
André-Jean Le Brun (Lebrun)
1737 - 1811
Giovanni Antonio Guardi (1699 - 1760)
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1699 - 1760
Camillo Rusconi (1658 - 1728)
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Hendrick Avercamp (1585 - 1634)
Hendrick Avercamp
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