Christopher Plantin, Hendrik Goltzius, probably c. 1583
Hendrick Goltzius, portraitHendrick GoltziusDutch, 1558–1617

Christopher Plantin

probably c. 1583 · Print

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Where is “Christopher Plantin” now? Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

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1943.3.4660

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In the life of Hendrick Goltzius

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  1. 1579–1587

    Pupil: Jan Saenredam

  2. late 1580s

    Depression and consumption

    From the late 1580s he suffered from depression and consumption; his family life was unhappy.

  3. c. 1584

    Meeting Karel van Mander

    He met the painter and his future biographer Karel van Mander, a refugee from Flanders, who introduced him to the drawings of Bartholomeus Spranger, then working in Prague for Rudolf II. Spranger's works exerted a significant influence on Goltzius's art.

  4. 1585–1587

    Pupil: Jacob de Gheyn II

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