The outstanding Flemish Renaissance printmaker Hieronymus Cock (1517/18–1570) became famous not only for the quality of his prints, but also for his managerial talents. Together with his wife, Volcxken Diericx (1514/25–1600), he founded a print publishing house in Antwerp called Aux Quatre Vents, which became the most important and most productive company of its kind north of the Alps. Under their leadership, a medieval art workshop was transformed into a modern enterprise. Antwerp became the capital of print production, also thanks to their contribution. Cock collaborated with leading artists from the Low Countries such as Pieter Bruegel the Elder, and also published prints in the style of Hieronymus Bosch, based on the works of Hans Vredeman de Vries, and the Italian masters Raphael and Bronzino. His production played a key role in spreading Renaissance and Mannerism throughout Europe.
Venue: In the exhibition Old Masters I
Venue: In the exhibition Old Masters I
Featured artwork: Pieter van der Heyden after Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Anger from a cycle The Seven Deadly Sins, 1558, engraving, National Gallery Prague
