| LC control no. | nr 94032414 |
|---|---|
| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Borcht, Petrus van der, 1545-1608 |
| Variant(s) | Der Borcht, Petrus van, 1545-1608 Van der Borcht, Petrus, 1545-1608 Borcht, Peter van der, 1545-1608 Borght, Peter van der, 1545-1608 Borcht, Peeter van der, 1545-1608 Boercht, Petrus vander, 1545-1608 Borcht, Pieter van der, 1545-1608 Vander Boercht, Petrus, 1545-1608 Borcht, Pierre van der, 1545-1608 |
| See also | Assistant to: Plantin, Christophe, approximately 1520-1589 |
| Other standard no. | 0000000081440251 |
| Associated country | Belgium |
| Located | Antwerp (Belgium) |
| Birth date | 1545 |
| Death date | 1608 |
| Place of birth | Mechelen (Belgium) |
| Place of death | Antwerp (Belgium) |
| Field of activity | Painting Engraving Drawing Christian art and symbolism History painting |
| Profession or occupation | Painters Engravers Draughtsman |
| Found in | El Genesis y su entorno, 1993: t.p. (Peter van der Borcht) p. 51 (Peter van der Borcht (Borght), b. in Malinas, d. in Amberes, 1608) Algemene Winkler Prins enc. (Borcht, Petrus van der, b. Mechelen, 1545, d. Antwerp, 1608) Peeter van der Borcht, 2004: p. xi (Peeter van der Borcht; Petrus vander Boercht; b. ca. 1535 Mechelen or Brussels; d. 1608 Antwerp) Dict. of art, 1996 (Borcht, Pieter van der) Bochius ...: page 54 (Petrus vander Borcht) Oxford art online, 18 October 2017 (Borcht, Pieter van der; born Mechelen, 1545; died Antwerp, 1608; Flemish painter, engraver and draughtsman; his identity is confused: a painter called Pieter van der Borcht worked in Mechelen for the Antwerp publisher Christoph Plantin from 1564 onwards. From 1552 until at least 1592 this artist--referred to as Pieter van der Borcht IV by Hollstein and as Pieter van der Borcht II by Bénézit--made etchings as well as woodcuts with the inscription fecit petrus van der borcht; besides peasant scenes, this artist engraved religious and mythological subjects and historical events; many of his prints served as book illustrations; in addition, there was a Pieter van der Borcht active in Mechelen, who, after 1552, made woodcuts which he signed p.b.; likely that there were a number of artists with the same name; in 1580 a "Pieter Verborcht, painter" became a master in the Guild of St Luke in Antwerp, of which he served as dean in 1591 and 1592; the "Pieter van der Borcht Jacopsz. of Mechelen, painter" who became a citizen of Antwerp was probably a different artist, since according to guild regulations it is doubtful that a non-citizen could have been a master in the guild from 1580 until 1597; there were two other painters in Brussels by the name of Pieter van der Borcht in the 17th century, one of whom may be identical with the Pieter van der Borcht IV described by Bénézit as an engraver active c. 1600) Wikipedia, 18 October 2017 (Pieter van der Borcht the Elder; Pieter van der Borcht (I) or Peter van der Borcht (c. 1530-1608); alternative spellings of last name: van der Borght and Verborcht, sometimes also: Pieter van der Borcht (II) or Pieter van der Borcht (IV), and alternative first name spellings: Peeter and Pierre; Flemish Renaissance painter, draughtsman and etcher; he is regarded as one of the most gifted botanical painters of the 16th century; introduced the singerie into Northern Renaissance art; born in Mechelen; recorded in 1564 as working from Mechelen for Christopher Plantin; in 1582, fled to Antwerp; would never leave Antwerp, where became a full-time assistant of Plantin; illustrated many liturgical books published by Plantin, mainly for the Spanish market; likely became a member of the Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke in 1580 and was its dean from 1589 to 1592; some art historians have questioned that the "Pieter Verborcht, painter" who became a master in the Guild of Saint Luke in Antwerp in 1580 and served as its dean in 1591 and 1592 was the same as Pieter van der Borcht (I), since it was unlikely that a non-citizen would be allowed to hold this position in the Guild at that time; some debate as to whether works executed under the name Pieter van der Borcht were made by a single artist or several artists with the same name; either the artist was extremely productive and versatile, or anywhere from two to four artists active during that same time cooperated with him in this production; the attributed works include a large number of drawings, engravings, etchings, and woodcuts, mostly used as book illustrations; subjects of attributed works include biblical, mythological, and historical subjects, genre scenes, pictures depicting the months, and botanical illustrations; may have been responsible for a number of engravings of peasant weddings, country fairs, and feasts; some historians question whether the Pieter van der Borcht responsible for the singeries should be identified with Pieter van der Borcht (I); made drawings for woodcuts made by Plantin's woodcutters; later began to engrave his own work; after 1564, one of the first to work in the new medium of copperplate engraving and etching; designed a number of official printer's marks of Plantin; also illustrated books by other publishers such as Jan Moretus; Pieter had a son also called Pieter van der Borcht who became an artist (not clear whether he is one of the painters active under that name in Brussels)) |
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