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Joris Hoefnagel
Flemish painter (1542–1601)
Joris Hoefnagel | |
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Portrait of Joris Hoefnagel, engraving by Jan Sadeler (1592) | |
| Born | 1542 (1542) Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium |
| Died | July 24, 1601(1601-07-24) (aged 58–59) Vienna, Austria |
| Known for | illuminated manuscripts, landscapes, still lifes |
| Children | Jacob Hoefnagel |
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Joris Hoefnagel or Georg Hoefnagel (1542, in Antwerp – 24 July 1601, in Vienna) was a Flemishpainter, printmaker, miniaturist, draftsman and merchant.
He is noted for his illustrations of natural history subjects, topographical views, illuminations and mythological works. He was one of the last manuscript illuminators and made a major contribution to the development of topographical drawing.
His manuscript illuminations and ornamental designs played an important role in the emergence of floral still-life painting as an independent genre in northern Europe at the end of the 16th century.
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