Anton van den Wyngaerde | |
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Born | c. 1525 |
Died | 7 May 1571 (aged 45–46) |
Nationality | Flemish |
Known for | Sketching |
Notable work | Philip II of Spain |
Anton van den Wyngaerde (Span.: Antonio de las Viñas; c. 1525 – 7 May 1571) 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.[1]