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Hieronymus Wierix

Flemish, 1553–1619

Portrait of Hieronymus Wierix
Portrait of Hieronymus Wierix

Flemish, 1553–1619

Hieronymus Wierix was a Flemish Baroque artist. 43 works are cataloged here, principally at National Gallery of Art. Hieronymus Wierix was born in Antwerp.

Hieronymus Wierix (1553–1619) was a Flemish engraver, draughtsman and publisher. He is known for his reproductive engravings after the work of well-known local and foreign artists including Albrecht Dürer. Together with other members of the Wierix family of engravers he played an important role in spreading appreciation for Netherlandish art abroad.

He also created works that supported at various times the Protestant or Catholic causes in the Southern Netherlands.

Works by Hieronymus Wierix

43 works in the catalog · 24 shown

Collections represented

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