Albrecht Glockendon
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Albrecht Glockendon the Younger (fl.?1506; d.1545) was a Nuremberg
-based miniaturist and woodcut
ter. The son of painter and printer Georg Glockendon
, his work reflects the influence of both his brother, the illuminator Nikolaus Glockendon
, and of Albrecht Dürer
.
Nuremberg
Nuremberg[p] is a city in the German state of Bavaria, in the administrative region of Middle Franconia. Situated on the Pegnitz river and the Rhine–Main–Danube Canal, it is located about north of Munich and is Franconia's largest city. The population is 505,664...
-based miniaturist and woodcut
Woodcut
Woodcut—occasionally known as xylography—is a relief printing artistic technique in printmaking in which an image is carved into the surface of a block of wood, with the printing parts remaining level with the surface while the non-printing parts are removed, typically with gouges...
ter. The son of painter and printer Georg Glockendon
Georg Glockendon
Georg Glockendon the Elder was a Nuremberg-based woodblock cutter, printer and painter. Famed during his lifetime for his illuminations, he was also an industrious printer and published a number of the works of Erhard Etzlaub. The Erdapfel of Martin Behaim is the best known of his painted works,...
, his work reflects the influence of both his brother, the illuminator Nikolaus Glockendon
Nikolaus Glockendon
Nikolaus Glockendon was a German illuminator from Nuremberg, active in the early 16th century. The son of Georg Glockendon the Elder and brother of Albrecht Glockendon, he came from a family of illuminators and printers...
, and of Albrecht Dürer
Albrecht Dürer
Albrecht Dürer was a German painter, printmaker, engraver, mathematician, and theorist from Nuremberg. His prints established his reputation across Europe when he was still in his twenties, and he has been conventionally regarded as the greatest artist of the Northern Renaissance ever since...
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