Dominicus Custos
Dominicus Custos , actually Dominicus Baltens (* 1560 in Antwerp , † 1612 in Augsburg ) was a Dutch draftsman , engraver and publisher .
Custos was born in Antwerp in 1560 as the son of the Flemish painter and poet Pieter Baltens (1527–1584). When he left his homeland after his father's death, he took the name Custos. In Augsburg in 1588 he married the widow of the goldsmith Bartholomäus Kilian (1548–1588), Maria Pfeyffelmann. With her he had three sons, Raphael , David and Jacob.
Major works
- Fuggerorum et Fuggerarum imagines . Augsburg 1593 ( digitized version )
- Tirolensium Princitum Comitum . Augsburg 1599 ( digitized version ); expanded second edition 1623
literature
- Joseph Eduard Wessely: Custos, Dominik . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 4, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1876, p. 665.
- Custos, Dominicus . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 23, Saur, Munich a. a. 1999, ISBN 3-598-22763-9 , pp. 209 f.
- Walter Dietl: The Elogien der Ambras prince portraits. The copper engravings by Dominicus Custos (1599). Life and work of its author Marcus Henning . Innsbruck 2000, ISBN 3-7030-0350-2
Web links
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Custos, Dominicus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Baltens, Dominicus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch draftsman, engraver and publisher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1560 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Antwerp |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1612 |
| Place of death | augsburg |