Christoffel van Sichem
Engraved portrait of Balthasar Hubmaier
Christoffel van Sichem (1581, Basel – 1658, Amsterdam), was a Dutch Golden Age woodcutter and engraver.
Biography[]
According to the RKD he made woodcuts of famous people after his father, .[1] He was the brother of who published many of his prints.[1] Van Sichem also made woodcuts after portraits by leading artists such as Abraham Bloemaert, Hendrick Goltzius and Maarten van Heemskerck, among others.[1] He made these for various publications and then he bundled and published them himself in "Der zielen Lust-Hof '.[1]
Works[]
- "Bibels tresoor, ofte Der zielen lvsthof", by Christoffel van Sichem, Pieter Jacobsz. Paets, Leuven & Amsterdam, 1646
- "'t Schat der zielen, dat is: het geheele leven ons Heeren Iesu Christi: naer de vyer euangelisten", by C. van Sichem & H. Hugo, P.I. Paets, Amsterdam, 1648
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References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Christoffel van Sichem (II) in the RKD
- author page in the DBNL
- Sichem family on GAMEO
- Christoffel van Sichem the Younger on Artnet
Categories:
- 1581 births
- 1658 deaths
- Dutch Golden Age printmakers
- People from Basel-Stadt
- Dutch Mennonites