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Christophe Plantin

Christophe Plantin

French, 1520–1589
WA-00021887
Antwerp
InstallationRenaissance
Representation
None documented
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Institutional Exhibitions
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Works in Collection
5
Assets Indexed
1
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Publications Referenced
70%
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Authority Records (1)

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  • BiographyWikidata· 92%✓

Source Registry (1)

  • Wikidata
    Tier 1 · Institutional40%
About

Why this artist matters now

Christophe Plantin was a French Renaissance humanist and book printer and publisher who resided and worked in Antwerp. He established in Antwerp one of the most prominent publishing houses of his time, the Plantin Press. It played a significant role in making Antwerp a leading centre of book publishing in Europe. The publishing house was continued by his successors until 1867.

Source: Wikidata · Trust score: 40% · Updated 2mo ago

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Movement
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Medium
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Related Artists
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Images

Karel Ooms Plantin printers in Antwerp
Wikimedia Commons
Las Obras de Boscan y algunas de Garcilasso de la Vega repartidas en quatro libros. Another edition. Few MS. notes. (ff. 282. M. Nucio Anuers, 1550? ) C.46.a.23. Lower cover (C46a23)
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Las Obras de Boscan y algunas de Garcilasso de la Vega repartidas en quatro libros. Another edition. Few MS. notes. (ff. 282. M. Nucio Anuers, 1550? ) C.46.a.23. (C46a23)
Wikimedia Commons
Album amicorum van Homme van Harinxma sr. (8077188897)
Wikimedia Commons
Maggie's Brain (Art Institute of Chicago)
Art Institute of Chicago

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