Nicolas de Nicolay (1517 - 1583)

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Nicolas de Nicolay

Nicolas de Nicolay, Sieur d'Arfeville & de Belair was a French geographer and artist.

He traveled in Germany, Denmark, England, Sweden, Italy, Spain, Greece and Turkey and served in the armies of most of these countries. Nicholas was the king's geographer, and in 1551 Henry II sent him to Constantinople to work on the d'Aramont embassy. This enabled Nicolas to see a world hitherto virtually unknown in the West. As a result of his work, Nicolas published Travels in Turkey (1567), which depicts the costumes of the peoples of the Middle East, representatives of various nationalities and ethnicities, including Turks, Greeks, Armenians, Jews, and pilgrims to Mecca.

Date and place of birt:1517, La Grave, France
Date and place of death:25 june 1583, Soissons, France
Period of activity: XVI century
Specialization:Artist, Geographer
Genre:Genre art, History painting
Art style:Baroque

Creators Baroque

Giovan Francesco Gessi (1588 - 1649)
Giovan Francesco Gessi
1588 - 1649
Daniel Dumonstier (1574 - 1646)
Daniel Dumonstier
1574 - 1646
Joseph Parry (1744 - 1826)
Joseph Parry
1744 - 1826
Hendrick Martensz Sorgh (1610 - 1670)
Hendrick Martensz Sorgh
1610 - 1670
Isaak Soreau (1604 - 1645)
Isaak Soreau
1604 - 1645
Giovanni Domenico Campiglia (1692 - 1768)
Giovanni Domenico Campiglia
1692 - 1768
Federico Barocci (1535 - 1612)
Federico Barocci
1535 - 1612
Antonio Palomino (1655 - 1726)
Antonio Palomino
1655 - 1726
Nicolaes Maes (1634 - 1693)
Nicolaes Maes
1634 - 1693
P. A. Robart (XVIII century - ?)
P. A. Robart
XVIII century - ?
Giulio Carpioni (1613 - 1678)
Giulio Carpioni
1613 - 1678
Pierre-Louis Cretey (1635 - 1721)
Pierre-Louis Cretey
1635 - 1721
Joshua Shaw (1776 - 1860)
Joshua Shaw
1776 - 1860
Michael Wening (1645 - 1718)
Michael Wening
1645 - 1718
Frans Wouters (1612 - 1659)
Frans Wouters
1612 - 1659
James Thornhill (1675 - 1734)
James Thornhill
1675 - 1734
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