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A Pupil of Goltzius: The Engravings of Gillis van Breen Gillis (also Egidius, Jelis) van Breen remains a somewhat enigmatic figure in the landscape of late 16th and early 17th-century Netherlandish printmaking. Born around 1560 in Haarlem, his life is largely reconstructed through the works he produced and the documented association with Hendrick Goltzius, the master engraver who profoundly shaped his artistic trajectory. While often…
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