Pierre Eskrich
Pierre Eskrich, born Pierre Krug and known variously as Pierre Cruche or Pierre Vase (c. 1518 – c. 1590), was a French engraver, illustrator and painter. Connected with humanists during the Reformation, one of his major works was the 16 piece Mappe-Monde Nouvelle Papistique made in 1566 for Jean Baptiste Trento to depict the Protestant's satirical view of the Catholic world. He also illustrated an unpublished project on birds.
Life and work
Eskrich was born in
Benoît Textor and his son Claude[2] along with collaborations with Robert Constantin, Conrad Gessner, and Jean Tagaut.[3][4]
References
- ISSN 0075-4390.
- ISSN 0025-5025.
- ISSN 1257-127X.
- ^ Rondot, Natlis (1901). Pierre Eskrich : peintre et tailleur d'histoires à Lyon au XVIe siècle (in French). Lyon: Waltener.
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