Hendrick GoltziusDutch, 1558–1617Harmoni og fred
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SMK — National Gallery of Denmark
Copenhagen, Denmark
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- KKSgb19002
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Meanwhile, in the life of Hendrick Goltzius
The whole life1579
Marriage to a wealthy widow
At 21 he married a wealthy widow considerably older than himself. The "unequal marriage" gave him economic independence: he bought a house, opened his own engraving workshop, and two years later took on two apprentices.
1579–1587
Pupil: Jan Saenredam
1580
Beginning of his own publishing activity
He apparently began publishing prints on his own.
late 1580s
Depression and consumption
From the late 1580s he suffered from depression and consumption; his family life was unhappy.
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.
1585–1587
Pupil: Jacob de Gheyn II
