Balthasar Jenichen
Balthasar Jenichen (* before 1550; † before 1621) was a German goldsmith , engraver and publisher .
Little is known about Jenichen's life. He worked in Nuremberg between 1563 and 1592. He began his career in the workshop of Virgil Solis , after whose death in 1562 he married his widow and continued the workshop. In 1621 a document mentions that Jenichen's widow sold a number of copper tablets from his property to Senator Paul Behaim.
literature
- Andreas Andresen : The German Peintre engraver or the German painter as copper engraver . Leipzig 1865, pp. 118–121 ( digitized version ).
- Wilhelm Schmidt: Jenichen, Balthasar . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 13, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1881, p. 766.
Web links
Commons : Balthasar Jenichen - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Works by and about Balthasar Jenichen in the German Digital Library
- Works by Balthasar Jenichen in the Deutsche Fotothek
- Balthasar Jenichen in the database of the British Museum
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jenichen, Balthasar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German goldsmith, engraver and publisher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1550 |
| DATE OF DEATH | before 1621 |