Vaandrig

1579

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