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Isselburg [Eisselburg; Iselburg; Yselburg], Peter
(b Cologne, c. 1580 or ?1568; d Bamberg or Nuremberg, 1630 or later). German draughtsman, engraver and printer. He is thought to have been a student of Crispijn van de Passe I or another Netherlandish artist. His work is known from 1606, when he was in Cologne, primarily producing frontispieces and prints for Cologne painters; by 1610 he was resident in Nuremberg. His work subsequently encompassed a broader spectrum of subjects, including religious works of modest significance but also portraits of scholars, generals and secular and clerical princes, for which he sketched many of the engraved models. His city panoramas are of historical interest and are distinguished by great technical proficiency. He also left a large number of sheets with emblems, costumes and scenes from history. In 1622 he was seriously warned by Nuremberg city council for engraving lampoons. He moved to Bamberg in 1623, where he became a printer (1625), then to Coburg c. 1626 and back to Nuremberg in 1630. He was regarded as one of the most important German artists in his day and from 1620 was the teacher of Joachim von Sandrart.
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