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Joachim von Sandrart the Elder

1606-05-12 – 1688-10-14

Portrait of Joachim von Sandrart the Elder
Self-portraitlabel QS:Len,"Self-portrait"Credit: Joachim von Sandrart the Elder

Life & Legacy

Joachim von Sandrart (12 May 1606 – 14 October 1688) was a German Baroque art-historian and painter, active in Amsterdam during the Dutch Golden Age. He is most significant for his collection of biographies of Dutch and German artists the Teutsche Academie, published between 1675 and 1680.

Occupation & Career

painter, art historian, printmaker, translator, art theorist, engraver, teacher, copper engraver

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

Pieter Cornelisz Hooft (1581-1647). High bailiff of Muiden, historian and poet; Odysseus and Nausikaä; Teutsche Academie der Edlen Bau- Bild- und Mahlerey-Künste

Legacy Highlights

Organizations & Memberships

Accademia di San Luca · Bentvueghels · Fruitbearing Society

Notable Work

Odysseus and Nausikaä · Pieter Cornelisz Hooft (1581-1647). High bailiff of Muiden, historian and poet · Teutsche Academie der Edlen Bau- Bild- und Mahlerey-Künste

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q551624 — wikidata View source

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