Artist
Anton van den Wyngaerde
Flemish topographical, 1525–1571
Anton van den Wyngaerde was a Flemish topographical Renaissance artist. 2 works are cataloged here, principally at Victoria and Albert Museum. Anton van den Wyngaerde was born in Antwerp.
Anton van den Wyngaerde was a prolific Flemish topographical artist who made panoramic sketches and paintings of towns in the southern Netherlands, northern France, England, Italy, and Spain. He is best known for the many panoramas of cities in Spain that he drew while employed by Philip II. After his death, his works were dispersed into different collections, and their importance neglected. Their historical and artistic value have been recently rediscovered.
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