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Collaert, Adriaen - Biography & Artworks | Artheon Museum

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Portrait of Collaert, Adriaen

Collaert, Adriaen

1550–1618

Nationality: Southern Netherlands

Born: 1550, Antwerp

Died: 1618, Antwerp

Gender: male

Occupations

printmaker

publisher

draftsperson

copper engraver

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Biography

Netherlandish, Antwerp ca. 1560–1618 Antwerp

Wikidata (CC0); Getty ULAN (ODC-By)

Artworks

54 artworks

Christ calling Saint Andrew, who kneels before him on a beach, and Saint Peter, who climbs out of a boat at right

Christ calling Saint Andrew, who kneels before him on a beach, and Saint Peter, who climbs out of a boat at right

1590

Title page for "Roman Emperors on Horseback"

Title page for "Roman Emperors on Horseback"

ca. 1587–89

Plate 12: equestrian statue of Domitian, seen three-quarters to the left, with his stabbing death at right in the background, from 'Roman Emperors on Horseback'

Plate 12: equestrian statue of Domitian, seen three-quarters to the left, with his stabbing death at right in the background, from 'Roman Emperors on Horseback'

ca. 1587–89

Plate 11: equestrian statue of Titus, seen three-quarters to the right, Mount Vesuvius erupting at left in the background, from 'Roman Emperors on Horseback'

Plate 11: equestrian statue of Titus, seen three-quarters to the right, Mount Vesuvius erupting at left in the background, from 'Roman Emperors on Horseback'

ca. 1587–89

Plate 10: equestrian statue of Vespasian, seen from behind, three birds at upper right with one attacking another, from 'Roman Emperors on Horseback'

Plate 10: equestrian statue of Vespasian, seen from behind, three birds at upper right with one attacking another, from 'Roman Emperors on Horseback'

ca. 1587–89

Plate 9: equestrian statue of Vitellius, seen three-quarters to the left, with his death scene in the background at right, his body being thrown into the Tiber at upper right, from 'Roman Emperors on Horseback'

Plate 9: equestrian statue of Vitellius, seen three-quarters to the left, with his death scene in the background at right, his body being thrown into the Tiber at upper right, from 'Roman Emperors on Horseback'

ca. 1587–89

Plate 8: equestrian statue of Otho, seen from behind, his death scene in the background with him stabbing himself at right and the burning of his body at left, from 'Roman Emperors on Horseback'

Plate 8: equestrian statue of Otho, seen from behind, his death scene in the background with him stabbing himself at right and the burning of his body at left, from 'Roman Emperors on Horseback'

ca. 1587–89

Plate 7: equestrian statue of Galba, in profile to the left, with a beheading scene in the background, from 'Roman Emperors on Horseback'

ca. 1587–89

Plate 6: equestrian statue of Nero, seen from behind, the Great Fire of Rome in the background, from 'Roman Emperors on Horseback'

Plate 6: equestrian statue of Nero, seen from behind, the Great Fire of Rome in the background, from 'Roman Emperors on Horseback'

ca. 1587–89

Plate 5: equestrian statue of Claudius, seen from behind, a naval competition at right in the background, from 'Roman Emperors on Horseback'

Plate 5: equestrian statue of Claudius, seen from behind, a naval competition at right in the background, from 'Roman Emperors on Horseback'

ca. 1587–89

Plate 4: equestrian statue of Caligula, seen three-quarters to the left, wearing a winged helmet and holding double-headed arrows, a military scene in the background, from 'Roman Emperors on Horseback'

Plate 4: equestrian statue of Caligula, seen three-quarters to the left, wearing a winged helmet and holding double-headed arrows, a military scene in the background, from 'Roman Emperors on Horseback'

ca. 1587–89

Plate 3: equestrian statue of Tiberius, in profile to the left, with a naval landscape on pedestal below, from 'Roman Emperors on Horseback'

ca. 1587–89

Plate 2: equestrian statue of Augustus, holding a globe and seen from behind, with a feast occurring at left in the background, from 'Roman Emperors on Horseback'

Plate 2: equestrian statue of Augustus, holding a globe and seen from behind, with a feast occurring at left in the background, from 'Roman Emperors on Horseback'

ca. 1587–89

Plate 1: equestrian statue of Julius Caesar, seen from the front, with a scene of a naval battle on pedestal below, from 'Roman Emperors on Horseback'

Plate 1: equestrian statue of Julius Caesar, seen from the front, with a scene of a naval battle on pedestal below, from 'Roman Emperors on Horseback'

ca. 1587–89

The Deer Hunt of Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa and Ubaldino Ubaldini

The Deer Hunt of Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa and Ubaldino Ubaldini

1589

Cyrus, King of Persia, from Four Illustrious Rulers of Antiquity

Cyrus, King of Persia, from Four Illustrious Rulers of Antiquity

1590s

Pendant Design with a Winged Sea Monster Carrying Venus Anadyomene on a Shell and a Man with an Oar

Pendant Design with a Winged Sea Monster Carrying Venus Anadyomene on a Shell and a Man with an Oar

1582

Pendant Design with a Sea Monster Carrying Neptune Flanked by Two Figures with Horns

Pendant Design with a Sea Monster Carrying Neptune Flanked by Two Figures with Horns

1582

Pendant Design with a Sea Monster Carrying Neptune on an Urn Beside a River-God with an Oar

Pendant Design with a Sea Monster Carrying Neptune on an Urn Beside a River-God with an Oar

1582

Pendant Design with a Sea Monster Carrying a Woman on a Shell Flanked by a Triton and a Man with an Oar

Pendant Design with a Sea Monster Carrying a Woman on a Shell Flanked by a Triton and a Man with an Oar

1582

Pendant Design with a Sea Monster in a Shell Carrying a Triton and a Woman with a Sail

Pendant Design with a Sea Monster in a Shell Carrying a Triton and a Woman with a Sail

1582

Pendant Design with a Sphinx with the Body of a Fish Carrying a Man with an Oar

Pendant Design with a Sphinx with the Body of a Fish Carrying a Man with an Oar

1582

Pendant Design with a Sea Monster Carrying Neptune Flanked by Two Nerieds

Pendant Design with a Sea Monster Carrying Neptune Flanked by Two Nerieds

1582

Pendant Design with a Fish Carrying Tobias and the Angel

Pendant Design with a Fish Carrying Tobias and the Angel

1582