Aegidius Sadeler or Aegidius Sadeler II (1570–1629) was a Flemish engraver who was principally active at the
Prague
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court of
Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor
Rudolf II (18 July 1552 – 20 January 1612) was Holy Roman Emperor (1576–1612), King of Hungary and Kingdom of Croatia (Habsburg), Croatia (as Rudolf I, 1572–1608), King of Bohemia (1575–1608/1611) and Archduke of Austria (1576–16 ...
and his successors.
Life
Sadeler was born in
Antwerp
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in the
Sadeler family of print dealers and engravers. He was the son of Emmanuel de Sayeleer and the nephew of Aegidius I,
Jan I Jan I may refer to:
* Jan I the Scholastic (1308/10 – by 1372)
* John I, Duke of Opava-Ratibor
John is a common English name and surname:
* John (given name)
* John (surname)
John may also refer to:
New Testament
Works
* Gospel of ...
en
Raphael Sadeler. He was trained by his uncle Jan I and became a member of the Antwerp
Guild of St. Luke in 1589. He was active in Munich the next year in 1590, in Rome in 1593, in Naples and then again in Munich in 1594–1597. From 1597 he settled in Prague where he became court engraver for
Rudolf II
Rudolf II (18 July 1552 – 20 January 1612) was Holy Roman Emperor (1576–1612), King of Hungary and Croatia (as Rudolf I, 1572–1608), King of Bohemia (1575–1608/1611) and Archduke of Austria (1576–1608). He was a member of the H ...
and made engraved portraits of notables and engravings after artworks there, most notably paintings by
,
Roelant Savery
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Life
Savery was born in Kortrijk. Like so many other artists, he belonged ...
,
Hans von Aachen
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Hans von Aachen was a versatile and productive artist who worked in many genres. He was successful as a painter of p ...
,
Giuseppe Arcimboldo
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, and sculptures by
Giambologna
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and
Adriaen de Vries
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.
His early engravings were mostly faithful copies of works by
Albrecht Dürer
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in the Imperial collection and copies of paintings by notable Italian painters such as
Raphael
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,
Tintoretto
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,
Parmigianino
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,
Barocci
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and
Titian
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Ti ...
or by Northern painters who worked there, such as Paul Bril and Denys Calvaert. In Prague he also engraved portraits of the notables of Rudolf's court, and collaborated with Spranger,
Joseph Heintz the Elder
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Heintz was born in Basel, Switzerland. He appears to have been a pupil of Hans Bock, and to have educated himself ...
,
Jacobus Typotius
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and his friend
Anselmus Boece de Boodt (1550–1632), Rudolf II's gemologist and physician.
After
Rudolf II
Rudolf II (18 July 1552 – 20 January 1612) was Holy Roman Emperor (1576–1612), King of Hungary and Croatia (as Rudolf I, 1572–1608), King of Bohemia (1575–1608/1611) and Archduke of Austria (1576–1608). He was a member of the H ...
died he enjoyed the favour and protection of the two succeeding Emperors, Matthias and Ferdinand II. According to
Michael Bryan, "He used the graver with a commanding facility, sometimes finishing his plates with surprising neatness, when the subject required it; at other times his burin is broad and bold. His plates are very numerous, representing historical subjects, portraits, landscapes, &c. some of them from his own designs, many of which are much esteemed, particularly his portraits, which are executed in an admirable style.
Sadeler died in Prague in 1629. He had many pupils, including
Wenzel Hollar
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and
Joachim von Sandrart
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, who wrote his biography.
Aedidius Sadeler
in Sandrart's Teutsche Academie
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, 1662
His prints include:
Portraits
*''Emperor Rudolf on horseback, with a Battle in the background''; after Adriaen de Vries
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.
*''The Emperor Matthias''. 1616.
*''The Empress Anne'', his consort. 1616.
*''The Emperor Ferdinand II'' on horseback; in two sheets. 1629.
*''Sigismund III Vasa
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N.S.) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1587 to 1632 and, as Sigismund, King of Sweden from 1592 to 1599. He was the first Polish sovereign from the House of Vasa. Re ...
'', 1604
*''Sigismund Báthory
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'', Prince of Transilvania.
*''Michael the Brave
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'', Prince of Wallachia
*'' Burkhard von Berlichingen'', Privy Counsellor to Rudolf II. 1601.
*''Pieter Brueghel the Younger
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'', Painter, of Brussels. 1606.
*'' Jacob Chimarrhaeus'', Grand Almoner.
*''Franz von Dietrichstein
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'', Cardinal and Bishop of Olomouc. 1604.
*'' Christopher Guarinonius Fontanus'', Physician to Rudolf II.
*''John George Goedelman'', Jurisconsult.
*''Joachim Huber'', Aulic Counsellor.
*''Siegfried de Kolonitsch.''
*''Ferdinand de Kolonitsch.''
*''Hieronymus Makowsky
Hieronymus Makofsky or Makowsky (c. 1565–1630) was a Bohemian knight and a gentleman of the privy chamber to Emperor Rudolph II. He is thought to have had a homoerotic (although not necessarily sexual) relationship with the emperor.
In 1598 he s ...
'', gentleman of the privy chamber to Rudolf II. 1603.
*''Torquato Tasso
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'', 1617
*''Ottavio Strada'', Antiquary.
*'' Adam von Trautmannsdorf''
*'''', Painter of Antwerp.
*''John Matthew Warenfels'', Aulic Counsellor. 1614.
Various subjects from his own designs
*A set of twelve plates, representing ''Angels with the Instruments of the Passion''.
*A set of fifty-two Views near Rome, entitled
Vestigi delle Antichita di Roma
'.
*''The Burning of Troy,'' an etching; 2Eg. Sadeler, fecit, aqua forti.
*''Charity,'' represented by a female figure with three children.
*''Narcissus admiring himself in a Fountain. ''
*''Pan and Syrinx. ''
*''St. Sebastian dying, with an Angel drawing out the Arrows from his side.''
*''St. Dominick receiving the Institution of his Order from St. Peter and St . Paul''."
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1570 births
1629 deaths
Artists from Antwerp
Artists from Prague
Flemish engravers
16th-century Flemish painters
17th-century Flemish painters