Jupiter Engraving – Astrology Fine Art Reproduction – Jacob Matham

Description

This Jupiter Engraving Fine Art Reproduction was created by Jacob Matham (15 October 1571 – 20 January 1631), of Haarlem, a famous engraver and pen-draftsman.

Biography

He was the stepson and pupil of painter and draftsman Hendrik Goltzius, and brother-in-law to engraver Simon van Poelenburgh, having married his sister, Marijtgen. He made several engravings after the paintings of Peter Paul Rubens from 1611-1615,^[4] and also a series after the work of Pieter Aertsen.^[5] In 1613, engraver Jan van de Velde was apprenticed to him. He was the father of Jan, Theodor and Adriaen Matham, the latter of whom was a notable engraver in his own right.