Peter Isselburg

Peter Isselburg

Peter Isselburg , also called Eisselburg , Iselburg or Yselburg (* around 1580 in Cologne , † 1630/1631 in Nuremberg ) was a German draftsman , engraver , printer and publisher .

Life

Portrait of the governor of Breslau, Adam von Dobschütz , engraved by Peter Isselburg in 1614

After his apprenticeship with Crispin de Passe d. Ä. (also: Crispijn van de Passe ) and other Dutch artists, Isselburg worked in his hometown of Cologne from at least 1606. In 1612 he moved to Nuremberg, a stronghold of the copper engraving trade. In the following years he created a. a. Portraits of Nuremberg patricians and Altdorf scholars , but also numerous religious and profane masterpieces. Isselburg is also known for its city views.

In 1622, however, Isselburg was seriously warned by the Nuremberg city administration because of the stinging of diatribes , which is why he soon went to Bamberg and worked there as a printer from 1623 to 1625. In 1626 he moved on to Coburg . He did not return to Nuremberg until 1630, where he died that same year.

In these 25 years or so he created around 430 copper engravings and was considered one of the most important engravers of his time in Germany.

In 1620 and 1621 he was the teacher of Joachim von Sandrart (1606–1688). Even Hans Troschel d. J. (1585–1628) was one of his students.

literature

• Kurt Pilz:  Isselburg, Peter. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 10, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1974, ISBN 3-428-00191-5 , p. 201 f. ( Digitized version ).
• Johann Jakob Merlo:  Isselburg, Peter . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 14, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1881, p. 641.

Web links

Commons : Peter Isselburg  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Literature by and about Peter Isselburg in the catalog of the German National Library
• Online catalog of the Berlin State Library
• Publications by and about Peter Isselburg in VD 17 .