Dirk Vellert (1480,

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– 1547,

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), was a Flemish Renaissance artist.

Biography

Painter, engraver,

etcher Etching is traditionally the process of using strong acid or mordant to cut into the unprotected parts of a metal surface to create a design in intaglio (incised) in the metal. In modern manufacturing, other chemicals may be used on other types ...

and designer of

stained glass windows Stained glass refers to coloured glass as a material or art and architectural works created from it. Although it is traditionally made in flat panels and used as windows, the creations of modern stained glass artists also include three-dimensio ...

and

woodcuts Woodcut is a relief printing technique in printmaking. An artist carves an image into the surface of a block of wood—typically with Chisel#Gouge, gouges—leaving the printing parts level with the surface while removing the non-printing parts ...

. Known also by his monogram as master DV with the star. In 1511 he became master of the Guild of St. Luke in Antwerp, where he was dean in 1518 and 1526 and accepted pupils in 1512, 1514,1528 and 1530. In 1521 he organised a feast for

Albrecht Dürer Albrecht Dürer ( , ;; 21 May 1471 – 6 April 1528),Müller, Peter O. (1993) ''Substantiv-Derivation in Den Schriften Albrecht Dürers'', Walter de Gruyter. . sometimes spelled in English as Durer or Duerer, was a German painter, Old master prin ...

who visited the city and impacted his production as an engraver. In 1547 he gave a procuration to two lawyers in Amsterdam. He was known for his famous glass workshop, and archival records show that in 1530 he took on 6 pupils. The workshop was a family business, with his wife Willems Jacomyne in charge of the commercial part of the business. He was one of the leading artists in the city of Antwerp, although today no paintings are securely attributed to him. As a glass painter he received international praise and it is possibly Vellert who was in charge of the monumental cycle of windows for King's college Chapel in Cambridge. Documented commissions include St. Mary's Church, Lubeck, Germany and the Council in

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(both 1532).https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG49532 Dirck Vellert
in the

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References

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