Artist Maarten Heemskerck (1498 - 1574) Dutch Portrait | WAA

Maarten van Heemskerck or Marten Jacobsz Heemskerk van Veen was born 1 June 1498, died 1 October 1574, he was a Dutch portrait and religious painter, who spent most of his career in Haarlem. He was a pupil of Jan van Scorel, and adopted his teacher's Italian-influenced style. He spent the years 1532–6 in Italy. He produced many designs for engravers, and is especially known for his depictions of the Wonders of the World.

He was one of the first Netherlandish artists to make drawings specifically for reproduction by commercial printmakers. He employed a technique incorporating cross-hatching and stippling, intended to aid the engraver.

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