Antwerp in the Age of Exploration

The atlas holds 4 people and 9 moments here, from 1515 to 1640. The most recorded lives are Peter Paul Rubens, Albrecht Dürer and Desiderius Erasmus.

Notable people

1. Peter Paul Rubens

   from 1590 to 1640

   6 moments here

   Flemish Baroque painter, designer, humanist, collector, and diplomat. Rubens was born at Siegen, spent formative years in Cologne and Antwerp, worked…

2. Albrecht Dürer

   in 1520

   1 moment here

   German painter, printmaker, and theorist of the Northern Renaissance. Born and died in Nuremberg, Dürer trained there before traveling through the…

3. Desiderius Erasmus

   in 1518

   1 moment here

   Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, theologian, editor, and author. Erasmus was born in the Burgundian Netherlands, educated in the Low…

4. Thomas More

   in 1515

   1 moment here

   English lawyer, humanist author, royal councillor, Speaker of the House of Commons, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Lord Chancellor under…

Moments

1. 1515 Visit to Antwerp and meeting with Pieter Gillis Thomas More
2. 1518 Recovery in Antwerp Desiderius Erasmus
3. 1520 Arrival and reception in Antwerp Albrecht Dürer
4. 1590 Family relocation to Antwerp Peter Paul Rubens
5. 1608 Return and permanent settlement in Antwerp Peter Paul Rubens
6. 1609 Marriage to Isabella Brant in Antwerp Peter Paul Rubens
7. 1610 Rubenshuis residence and studio Peter Paul Rubens
8. 1630 Return to Antwerp and marriage to Helena Fourment Peter Paul Rubens
9. 1640 Death at his Antwerp home Peter Paul Rubens

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