Georg Glockendon the Elder (fl.

Floruit

Floruit , abbreviated fl. , is a Latin verb meaning "flourished", denoting the period of time during which something was active...

 1484; d.1520) was a Nuremberg

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 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

Erhard Etzlaub

Erhard Etzlaub , was an astronomer, geodesist, cartographer, instrument maker and physician.-Life:...

. The Erdapfel

Erdapfel

The Erdapfel produced by Martin Behaim in 1492 is considered to be the oldest surviving terrestrial globe. It is constructed of a laminated linen ball in two halves, reinforced with wood and overlaid with a map painted by Georg Glockendon....

 of Martin Behaim

Martin Behaim

Martin Behaim , was a German mariner, artist, cosmographer, astronomer, philosopher, geographer and explorer in service to the King of Portugal.-Biography:The Behaim family had immigrated to Nuremberg because of religious persecution around...

 is the best known of his painted works, the majority of which remain unidentified. As a member of the Glockendon

Glockendon

Glockendon is a German surname. In particular, the Glockendons were a family of 15th-16th century German artists from Nuremberg.*Georg Glockendon the Elder *Georg Glockendon the Younger *Albrecht Glockendon the Elder...

 family of artists, he was the father of miniaturist and woodcutter Albrecht

Albrecht Glockendon

Albrecht Glockendon the Younger was a Nuremberg-based miniaturist and woodcutter. 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....

, who took over the family workshop, and master illuminator Nikolaus

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...

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