Anton van den Wyngaerde

Anton van den Wyngaerde
Signature of Anton van der Wyngaerde (1565).
Bornc. 1525
Died7 May 1571 (aged 45–46)
NationalityFlemish
Known forSketching
Notable workPhilip 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]

  1. ^ Hillgarth 2000, p. 252.