Hendrick Goltzius, or Hendrik, (German: [ˈgɔltsi̯ʊs]; Dutch: [ˈɣɔltsʲiœs]; January or February 1558 – 1 January 1617) was a German-born Dutch printmaker, draftsman, and painter. He was the leading Dutch engraver of the beforehand Baroque period, or Northern Mannerism, lauded for his vanguard technique, technical mastership and “exuberance” of his compositions. According to A. Hyatt Mayor, Goltzius “was the last professional engraver who drew when the authority of a great painter and the last who invented many pictures for others to copy”. In the middle of his energy he also began to build paintings.
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