Cornelis Cort
Cornelis Cort (* 1533 in Hoorn in Holland; † March 17, 1578 in Rome ) was a Dutch engraver .
Life
Cornelis Cort worked for the publishing house of the Antwerp engraver Hieronymus Cock , and most of his engravings appeared there without his name. Around 1566 he went to Venice , where Tizian lodged him , for whom he engraved various works in copper. Some time later, Cort settled in Rome , where he worked successfully and founded a school. Agostino Carracci was one of his students .
Act
With the technique of the so-called “swelling line”, which achieved the effect of light and shadow in parallel strokes, he expanded the previously accustomed hatching with another means of expression. The invention of this technique is attributed to Cornelis Cort, as well as the introduction of larger formats for copperplate engravings.
literature
- Joseph Eduard Wessely : Cort, Cornelius . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 4, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1876, p. 505.
- Walter Koschatzky : The art of graphics. Technology, history, masterpieces . Munich, 1981 (6th edition)
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Remarks
- ↑ See Koschatzky (1981) p. 108ff .; P. 113
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SURNAME | Cort, Cornelis |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch engraver |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1533 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Hoorn in Holland |
DATE OF DEATH | March 17, 1578 |
Place of death | Rome |