Abraham Ortelius
ARTISTAbraham Ortelius was a cartographer, geographer, and cosmographer from Antwerp in the Spanish Netherlands. He is recognized as the creator of the first modern atlas, the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. Along with Gemma Frisius and Gerardus Mercator, Ortelius is generally considered one of the founders of the Netherlandish school of cartography and geography. He was a notable figure of this school in its golden age and an important geographer of Spain during the age of discovery. The publication of his atlas in 1570 is often considered as the official beginning of the Golden Age of Netherlandish cartography. He was the first person proposing that the continents were joined before drifting to their present positions.
moreBiography adapted from Wikipedia: Abraham Ortelius (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Other Flemish artists of the period:Joris Hoefnagel 935Stradanus 138Jan van der Straet 136Hans Bol 127Pieter Brueghel The Younger 54Paul Bril 48Jacob Hoefnagel 43Denys Calvaert 31
Abraham Ortelius, wall art & digital downloads
2 works by Abraham Ortelius (Flemish, 1527–1598) are catalogued on Archive Lane, free to preview and available to download or order as a print.
Abraham Ortelius was a cartographer, geographer, and cosmographer from Antwerp in the Spanish Netherlands. He is recognized as the creator of the first modern atlas, the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. Along with Gemma Frisius and Gerardus Mercator, Ortelius is generally considered one of the founders of the Netherlandish school of cartography and geography. He was a notable figure of this school in its golden age and an important geographer of Spain during the age of discovery. The publication of his atlas in 1570 is often considered as the official beginning of the Golden Age of Netherlandish cartography. He was the first person proposing that the continents were joined before drifting to their present positions.
Biography adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
At a glance
Most of Abraham Ortelius's work on the site falls under Maps (5), Illustration (2), Landscape (1).
By movement, it's catalogued as Baroque (8).
By orientation: 6 landscape, 2 portrait.
Dated work in this group ranges from 1579 to 1624.
Other Flemish artists of the period
Artists from the same country and generation, also in the archive:
- Joris Hoefnagel — 935 artworks
- Stradanus — 138 artworks
- Jan van der Straet — 136 artworks
- Hans Bol — 127 artworks
- Pieter Brueghel The Younger — 54 artworks
- Paul Bril — 48 artworks
- Jacob Hoefnagel — 43 artworks
- Denys Calvaert — 31 artworks
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