Jan Saenredam

Jan Saenredam (* 1565 in Zaandam ; † 1607 in Assendelft ) was a Dutch engraver and cartographer.

Career

Saenredam grew up as an orphan with his uncle Pieter de Jongh . Although he was brought up to take up a craft or farming profession, he decided to draw and had success as a map maker. With the help of a lawyer, he came relatively late in 1589 to the circle around Hendrick Goltzius , one of whose most important students he was. Saenredam then worked closely with Goltzius and Jacques de Gheyn II for a short time , but returned to Assendelft around 1595 , where he married. His son, Pieter Jansz Saenredam (1597–1665), who emerged from this marriage , later became a well-known painter.

Works

The allegory of the cave (copperplate engraving)

He created many engravings on the Old and New Testament and on classical mythology as well as various allegorical depictions , such as B. 1604 a copper engraving depicting Plato 's allegory of the cave , which was made by Cornelis Corneliszoon van Haarlem (1562–1638) after an oil painting that is now lost . It is one of the very few representations of this subject in the visual arts.

Auctions

1825 in Nuremberg : Adam in Paradise names the animals of creation. Engraving after Abrh. Bloemart v. I. Saenredam engraved and colored by a Dutch artist.
- Adam and Eve are subjected to the toil of earthly life after the fall. By the same artists and in the same size.

Exhibitions

From June 3 to August 17, 2003 the studio exhibition "The coloring of prints in the 16th and 17th centuries using the example of Nicolaes Bruyn and Jan Saenredam" took place in the art collections of Veste Coburg .

literature

Joseph Edward Wessely : Saenredam, Jan . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 30, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1890, p. 166 f.
Walter Salmen: Accused of dance crime: reflections on an engraving by Jan Saenredam (1596) . In: Music in Art: International Journal for Music Iconography . 24, No. 1-2, 1999, ISSN 1522-7464 , pp. 85-88.

Web links

Commons : Jan Saenredam - collection of images, videos and audio files

Examples of his engravings on the Old and New Testament, classical mythology and allegories

Individual evidence

↑ DIRECTORY OF THE v.DERSCHAUISCHE Kunstkabinett zu NÜRNBERG .... Nuremberg, at the obligated auctionator Schmidmer., 1825., 250 p., Directory of rare art collections., 1825., Google Books, online , p. 85, (5th and 6th)

personal data
SURNAME	Saenredam, Jan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Dutch engraver and map maker
DATE OF BIRTH	1565
PLACE OF BIRTH	Zaandam
DATE OF DEATH	1607
Place of death	Assendelft

[1] DIRECTORY OF THE v.DERSCHAUISCHE Kunstkabinett zu NÜRNBERG .... Nuremberg, at the obligated auctionator Schmidmer., 1825., 250 p., Directory of rare art collections., 1825., Google Books, online , p. 85, (5th and 6th)