Willem van Swanenburg Art

Willem van Swanenburg (1580-1612) was a Dutch old master engraver working in Leiden, Netherlands. He learned his craft in the studios of his father Isaac van Swanenburg and Jan Saenredam. His brothers, Jacob (1572-1652) and Claes (1572-1652), both became prominent painters. Joachim Wtewael (1566-1638) was a Dutch painter, draughtsman, sculptor and stained glass painter, working primarily in Utrecht, Netherlands. He studied with the painter Joos de Beer, who also trained his contemporary and fellow Utrecht artist Abraham Bloemaert. He was one of the founding member of the Utrecht Guild of St. Luke in 1611 and a member of the Utrecht city council and a successful flax merchant. Wtewael was one of the leading artists in the Dutch Northern Mannerism movement. Artists Hendrick de Keyser, Peter van Winsen and Andries van Bochhoven studied under him as did his son, the painter Peter Wtewael Christoffel van Sichem I (1546-1624) was a Flemish engraver, etcher, woodcutter, printer and publisher. The name van Sichem refers to a village in Brabant where his father was born.