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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Frans Hogenberg<br />
| birth_date = 1535<br />
| birth_place = [[Mechelen]]<br />
| death_date = {{death year and age|1590|1535}}<br />
| death_place = [[Cologne]]<br />
| nationality = [[Duchy of Burgundy]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Frans Hogenberg''' (1535–1590) was a [[Flemish people|Flemish]] and [[Duchy of Burgundy|German]] painter, engraver, and mapmaker.<br />
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Hogenberg was born in [[Mechelen]] in [[Flanders]] as the son of Nicolaas Hogenberg.<ref name=RKD>[https://rkd.nl/en/artists/39055 Frans Hogenberg] in the [[RKD]]</ref> In 1568, he was banned from [[Antwerp]] by the [[Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba|Duke of Alva]] because he was a protestant and had printed engravings sympathizing with the [[Beeldenstorm]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Frans Hogenberg |url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/h/hogenberg_frans.htm |access-date=2022-04-02 |website=lambiek.net |language=en}}</ref> He travelled to London, where he stayed a few years before emigrating to Cologne.<ref name=RKD/> He is known for portraits and topographical views as well as historical allegories. He also produced scenes of contemporary historical events.<br />
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Hogenberg died in [[Cologne]].<br />
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==Works==<br />
[[File:Braun&Hogenberg Trier 1572.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Historical view of [[Trier]], Germany, published in ''Civitates Orbis Terrarum'' with Georg Braun]]<br />
* ''[[Theatrum orbis terrarum]]'' - collaboration with [[Abraham Ortelius]], 1565<br />
* ''[[Civitates Orbis Terrarum]]'' - collaboration with his son Abraham and [[Georg Braun]], 1572. This collection of maps across Europe is the most important book of town plans and views published in the 16th century. Hogenberg engraved the majority of the maps in the book and George Braun wrote the text and acquired source material for the books. There were six volumes of the book published.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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File:Frans Hogenberg - Die blau huicke is dit meest ghenaemt - 1558 - RP-P-2010-1.jpg|<small>[[The Blue Cloak]]. Some say this 1558 engraving, with proverbs written above the figures, formed the basis for Breughel's ''[[Netherlandish Proverbs]]'' painting</small><br />
File:Gerardus Mercator 3.jpg|<small>Detail: Portrait of [[Gerardus Mercator]] (1574)</small><br />
File:Incendio Ayuntamiento Amberes.jpg|<small>Mutinous troops of the [[Army of Flanders]] ransack the ''[[Grote Markt (Antwerp)|Grote Markt]]'' during the [[Sack of Antwerp]] (engraving of 1576). </small><br />
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For other images see [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Frans_Hogenberg Commons.]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [https://www.lambiek.net/artists/h/hogenberg_frans.htm Lambiek Comiclopedia article.]<br />
*[[:nl:Frans Hogenberg|Frans Hogenberg in Dutch Wikipedia]]<br />
* [[Junkersdorf Massacre]] (an incident outside Cologne that Hogenberg illustrated)<br />
* [https://artsandculture.google.com/entity/frans-hogenberg/m012fwyq3?hl=en Frans Hogenberg on Google Arts and Culture]<br />
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