Frans Hogenberg (1535–1590) was a

Flemish Flemish (''Vlaams'') is a Low Franconian dialect cluster of the Dutch language. It is sometimes referred to as Flemish Dutch (), Belgian Dutch ( ), or Southern Dutch (). Flemish is native to Flanders, a historical region in northern Belgium ...

and German painter, engraver, and mapmaker. Hogenberg was born in Mechelen in

Flanders Flanders (, ; Dutch: ''Vlaanderen'' ) is the Flemish-speaking northern portion of Belgium and one of the communities, regions and language areas of Belgium. However, there are several overlapping definitions, including ones related to cultu ...

as the son of Nicolaas Hogenberg.Frans Hogenberg
in the RKD In 1568 he was banned from Antwerp by the

Duke of Alva Duke is a male title either of a monarch ruling over a duchy, or of a member of royalty, or nobility. As rulers, dukes are ranked below emperors, kings, grand princes, grand dukes, and sovereign princes. As royalty or nobility, they are ran ...

because he was a protestant and had printed engravings sympathizing with the Beeldenstorm. He travelled to London, where he stayed a few years before emigrating to Cologne. He is known for portraits and topographical views as well as historical allegories. He also produced scenes of contemporary historical events. Hogenberg died in

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Works

* '' Theatrum orbis terrarum'' - collaboration with

Abraham Ortelius Abraham Ortelius (; also Ortels, Orthellius, Wortels; 4 or 14 April 152728 June 1598) was a Brabantian cartographer, geographer, and cosmographer, conventionally recognized as the creator of the first modern atlas, the '' Theatrum Orbis Terr ...

, 1565 * '' Civitates Orbis Terrarum'' - collaboration with his son Abraham and Georg Braun, 1572. This collection of maps across Europe is the most important book of town plans and views published in the 16th century. Hogenberg engraved the majority of the maps in the book and George Braun wrote the text and acquired source material for the books. There were six volumes of the book published.

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File:Frans Hogenberg - Die blau huicke is dit meest ghenaemt - 1558 - RP-P-2010-1.jpg,

The Blue Cloak ''The Blue Cloak'', or ''De Blauwe Huik'', refers to an old concept for a popular 16th-century print series featuring Flemish proverbs. The prints were generally captioned according to each depicted proverb, and central to these was a woman pulli ...

. Some say this 1558 engraving, with proverbs written above the figures, formed the basis for Breughel's '' Netherlandish Proverbs'' painting File:Gerardus Mercator 3.jpg, Detail: Portrait of

Gerardus Mercator Gerardus Mercator (; 5 March 1512 – 2 December 1594) was a 16th-century geographer, cosmographer and cartographer from the County of Flanders. He is most renowned for creating the 1569 world map based on a new projection which represented ...

(1574) File:Incendio Ayuntamiento Amberes.jpg, Mutinous troops of the Army of Flanders ransack the '' Grote Markt'' during the

Sack of Antwerp The Sack of Antwerp, often known as the Spanish Fury at Antwerp, was an episode of the Eighty Years' War. It is the greatest massacre in the history of the Low Countries. On 4 November 1576, mutinying Spanish tercios of the Army of Flanders bega ...

(engraving of 1576). For other images se
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