Israhel van Meckenem the Elder
Israhel van Meckenem (the elder) (* probably around 1430 in Mechelen ; † probably after 1466 in Bocholt ) was a copper engraver and goldsmith from the Lower Rhine region of the 15th century.
He was probably born in Mechelen . Evidently he was active in Bocholt in 1457/1461 and in Bonn in 1464/1466 . He created the oldest known ornament engravings .
Due to their origins in Meckenheim in the Rhineland, the artist's family carried the Low German name van Meckenem, from Meckenheim. His son was Israhel van Meckenem the younger . He is possibly identical with the previously unknown Lower Rhine copper engraver Master of the Berlin Passion .
literature
- Abraham J. van der Aa : Biographical woerdenboek der Nederlanden . Volume 12. Haarlem 1869.
- Christian Kramm: De levens en works of Hollandsche en Vlaamsche kunstschilders, beeldhouwers, graveurs en bouwmeesters ... Volume 2, part 4. Amsterdam 1860.
- Max Geisberg : The Master of the Berlin Passion and Israhel van Meckenem. Studies on the history of the Westphalian engravers in the 15th century . Strasbourg 1903
Web links
- Works by Israhel van Meckenem the Elder at Zeno.org .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Meckenem, Israhel van der Elder |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Meckenem, Israel van |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lower Rhine engraver and goldsmith |
| DATE OF BIRTH | uncertain: before 1457 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | unsure: Mechelen |
| DATE OF DEATH | uncertain: after 1466 |
| Place of death | Bocholt |