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Johannes Wierix

Also known as: Johannes Wierix; primary name: Wierix, Johannes; other name: Wierix, Jan
Details: individual; printmaker; designer; publisher/printer; Flemish; Male
Life dates: 1539-1620
Address: Lombaardevest
Biography: Engraver, designer and publisher. Master in Antwerp Guild in 1572. Worked for Plantin from 1569. Designed as well as engraved, and worked for other publishers (such as Hans Liefrick, Jan-Baptist Vrints, Philip Galle and Gerard de Jode) as well as publishing himself. In c.1577-9 worked in Delft. Left Antwerp permanently after 1594; settled in Brussels c.1600.
Bibliography: Mauquoy-Hendrickx, 1982 (with a biography and documents by C. van de Velde) Hollstein 2004 RKD

437 related objects

drawing

Museum number: 1946,0713.193 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Johannes WierixAfter:Marcus Gheeraerts I |
Production date: 1564-1615

drawing

Museum number: 1946,0713.200 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Johannes WierixAfter:Marcus Gheeraerts I |
Production date: 1564-1615

drawing

Museum number: 1946,0713.190 |
Producer name: BIOG51031 Drawn by:Johannes Wierix |
Production date: 1599

drawing

Museum number: 1848,0212.103 |
Producer name: BIOG51031 Drawn by:Johannes Wierix |
Production date: 1564-1615

drawing

Museum number: 1946,0713.194 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Johannes WierixAfter:Marcus Gheeraerts I |
Production date: 1564-1615

drawing

Museum number: 1848,0212.110 |
Producer name: BIOG51031 Drawn by:Johannes Wierix |
Production date: 1564-1615

drawing

Museum number: 1848,0212.106 |
Producer name: BIOG51031 Drawn by:Johannes Wierix |
Production date: 1564-1615

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1895,0915.1352 |
Producer name: BIOG51031 Drawn by:Johannes Wierix |
Production date: 1584

drawing

Museum number: 1848,0212.112 |
Producer name: BIOG51031 Drawn by:Johannes Wierix |
Production date: 1564-1615

drawing

Museum number: 1848,0212.100 |
Producer name: BIOG51031 Drawn by:Johannes Wierix |
Production date: 1564-1615

drawing

Museum number: 1848,0212.105 |
Producer name: BIOG51031 Drawn by:Johannes Wierix |
Production date: 1606

drawing

Museum number: SL,5224.59 |
Producer name: BIOG51031 Attributed to:Johannes Wierix |
Production date: 1564-1615

drawing

Museum number: 1848,0212.111 |
Producer name: BIOG51031 Drawn by:Johannes Wierix |
Production date: 1564-1615

drawing

Museum number: 1946,0713.195 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Johannes WierixAfter:Marcus Gheeraerts I |
Production date: 1564-1615

drawing

Museum number: 1848,0212.90 |
Producer name: BIOG51031 Drawn by:Johannes Wierix |
Production date: 1564-1615

drawing

Museum number: 1848,0212.98 |
Producer name: BIOG51031 Drawn by:Johannes Wierix |
Production date: 1564-1615

drawing

Museum number: 1848,0212.101 |
Producer name: BIOG51031 Drawn by:Johannes Wierix |
Production date: 1564-1615

drawing

Museum number: 1848,0212.99 |
Producer name: BIOG51031 Drawn by:Johannes Wierix |
Production date: 1564-1615

drawing

Museum number: 1848,0212.102 |
Producer name: BIOG51031 Drawn by:Johannes Wierix |
Production date: 1564-1615

drawing

Museum number: 1946,0713.192 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Johannes WierixAfter:Marcus Gheeraerts I |
Production date: 1564-1615

drawing

Museum number: 1946,0713.196 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Johannes WierixAfter:Marcus Gheeraerts I |
Production date: 1564-1615

drawing

Museum number: 1848,0212.89 |
Producer name: BIOG51031 Drawn by:Johannes Wierix |
Production date: 1564-1615

drawing

Museum number: 1895,0915.1351 |
Producer name: BIOG51031 Drawn by:Johannes Wierix |
Production date: 1564-1615

drawing

Museum number: 1895,0915.1349 |
Producer name: BIOG51031 Drawn by:Johannes Wierix |
Production date: 1564-1615

drawing

Museum number: 1900,0824.136 |
Producer name: Attributed to:Johannes WierixAfter:Albrecht Dürer |
Production date: 1564-1615

drawing

Museum number: 1946,0713.131 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Willem de HeerFormerly attributed to:Johannes Wierix |
Production date: 1650-1660

drawing

Museum number: 1848,0212.96 |
Producer name: BIOG51031 Drawn by:Johannes Wierix |
Production date: 1564-1615

drawing

Museum number: 1848,0212.104 |
Producer name: BIOG51031 Drawn by:Johannes Wierix |
Production date: 1564-1615

drawing

Museum number: 1848,0212.91 |
Producer name: BIOG51031 Drawn by:Johannes Wierix |
Production date: 1564-1615

drawing

Museum number: 1848,0212.107 |
Producer name: BIOG51031 Drawn by:Johannes Wierix |
Production date: 1564-1615

drawing

Museum number: 1848,0212.87 |
Producer name: BIOG51031 Drawn by:Johannes Wierix |
Production date: 1564-1615

drawing

Museum number: 1946,0713.198 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Johannes WierixAfter:Marcus Gheeraerts I |
Production date: 1564-1615

drawing

Museum number: 1946,0713.201 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Johannes WierixAfter:Marcus Gheeraerts I |
Production date: 1564-1615

drawing

Museum number: 1946,0713.202 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Johannes WierixAfter:Marcus Gheeraerts I |
Production date: 1564-1615

drawing

Museum number: 1848,0212.88 |
Producer name: BIOG51031 Drawn by:Johannes Wierix |
Production date: 1564-1615

drawing

Museum number: Oo,9.3 |
Producer name: BIOG51031 Attributed to:Johannes Wierix |
Production date: 1564-1615

drawing

Museum number: 1848,0212.93 |
Producer name: BIOG51031 Drawn by:Johannes Wierix |
Production date: 1564-1615

drawing

Museum number: 1946,0713.197 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Johannes WierixAfter:Marcus Gheeraerts I |
Production date: 1564-1615

drawing

Museum number: 1895,0915.1350 |
Producer name: BIOG51031 Drawn by:Johannes Wierix |
Production date: 1564-1615

drawing

Museum number: 1848,0212.92 |
Producer name: BIOG51031 Drawn by:Johannes Wierix |
Production date: 1564-1615

drawing

Museum number: 1848,0212.94 |
Producer name: BIOG51031 Drawn by:Johannes Wierix |
Production date: 1564-1615

drawing

Museum number: 1848,0212.109 |
Producer name: BIOG51031 Drawn by:Johannes Wierix |
Production date: 1564-1615

drawing

Museum number: 1946,0713.1056 |
Producer name: BIOG51031 Attributed to:Johannes Wierix |
Production date: 1564-1615

drawing

Museum number: 1848,0212.97 |
Producer name: BIOG51031 Drawn by:Johannes Wierix |
Production date: 1564-1615

drawing

Museum number: 1848,0212.95 |
Producer name: BIOG51031 Drawn by:Johannes Wierix |
Production date: 1564-1615

drawing

Museum number: 1848,0212.108 |
Producer name: BIOG51031 Drawn by:Johannes Wierix |
Production date: 1564-1615

drawing

Museum number: 1946,0713.203 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Johannes WierixAfter:Marcus Gheeraerts I |
Production date: 1564-1615

drawing

Museum number: 1946,0713.191 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Johannes WierixAfter:Marcus Gheeraerts I |
Production date: 1564-1615

drawing

Museum number: 1946,0713.199 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Johannes WierixAfter:Marcus Gheeraerts I |
Production date: 1564-1615

print

Title: Petro Coeke Alostano, Pictori Pictorum Aliquot Celebrium Germaniae Inferioris Ef |
Museum number: 1837,0513.173 |
Producer name: Print made by:Johannes WierixPublished by:D and T Browne |
Production date: 1572 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Museum number: 1937,0915.350 |
Producer name: Print made by:Johannes WierixAfter:Maarten de Vos |
Production date: 1580-1600

print

Museum number: V,2.93 |
Producer name: Print made by:Johannes WierixAfter:Michelangelo |
Production date: 1580

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1875,0710.91 |
Producer name: Print made by:Johannes WierixAfter:Pieter van der Borcht |
Production date: 1571 |
Production place: Published in:Antwerp (city)

print

Title: Shimei casting stones at David and his servants Thesaurus Sacrarum Historiarum veteris testamenti, |
Museum number: 1968,1018.1.123 |
Producer name: Print made by:Johannes WierixAfter:Maarten de Vos |
Production date: 1585

print

Title: The raising of Lazarus Thesaurus Novi Testamenti elegantissimis iconibus |
Museum number: 1968,1018.1.257 |
Producer name: Print made by:Johannes WierixAfter:Gerard Groenning |
Production date: 1585

print

Title: The Four Evangelists |
Museum number: F,1.257 |
Producer name: After:Johannes WierixAfter:Maarten de Vos |
Production date: 1620

print

Museum number: 1880,0508.40 |
Producer name: BIOG51031 Print made by:Johannes Wierix |
Production date: 1602

print

Title: The consecration of the new altar Thesaurus Sacrarum Historiarum veteris testamenti, |
Museum number: 1968,1018.1.212 |
Producer name: Print made by:Johannes WierixAfter:Gerard Groenning |
Production date: 1585

print

Museum number: 1850,0612.294 |
Producer name: Print made by:Johannes WierixAfter:Albrecht Dürer |
Production date: 1566

print

Museum number: E,4.36 |
Producer name: Print made by:Johannes WierixAfter:Albrecht Dürer |
Production date: 1566

print

Title: The Story of David and Absalom |
Museum number: 1937,0915.77 |
Producer name: Print made by:Johannes WierixAfter:Maarten de Vos |
Production date: 1585

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 2AA+,a.20.16 |
Producer name: Print made by:Johannes WierixPublished by:Philips Galle |
Production date: 1573 |
Production place: Published in:Antwerp (city)

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 2AA+,a.20.28 |
Producer name: Print made by:Johannes WierixPublished by:Philips Galle |
Production date: 1573 |
Production place: Published in:Antwerp (city)

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 2AA+,a.20.2 |
Producer name: Print made by:Johannes WierixPublished by:Philips Galle |
Production date: 1573 |
Production place: Published in:Antwerp (city)

print

Museum number: 1866,0623.71 |
Producer name: BIOG51031 Print made by:Johannes Wierix |
Production date: 1578

print

Title: CHRISTUS Christ with the twelve apostles with St Paul |
Museum number: 1870,0709.145 |
Producer name: BIOG51031 After:Johannes Wierix |
Production date: 1579

print

Museum number: 1845,0809.523 |
Producer name: Print made by:Johannes WierixAfter:Albrecht Dürer |
Production date: 1565

print

Museum number: 1943,0128.1 |
Producer name: Print made by:Johannes WierixAfter:Ambrosius Francken |
Production date: 1570-1580

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 2AA+,a.20.21 |
Producer name: Print made by:Johannes WierixPublished by:Philips Galle |
Production date: 1573 |
Production place: Published in:Antwerp (city)

print

Museum number: 1862,0208.66 |
Producer name: Print made by:Johannes WierixAfter:Ambrosius Francken |
Production date: 1570-1580

print; book-illustration

Museum number: F,1.249 |
Producer name: BIOG51031 Published by:Johannes Wierix |
Production date: 1564-1618 |
Production place: Published in:Antwerp (city)

print

Museum number: 1874,0711.1985 |
Producer name: BIOG51031 Print made by:Johannes Wierix |
Production date: 1577

print

Title: IOHANNES Christ with the twelve apostles with St Paul |
Museum number: 1870,0709.149 |
Producer name: BIOG51031 After:Johannes Wierix |
Production date: 1579

print

Title: Passio, mors et resurrectio dn. Nostri Iesu Christi |
Museum number: 1943,0709.149.7 |
Producer name: After:Jan van der StraetPrint made by:Johannes Wierix |
Production date: 1584-1587

print

Museum number: 1849,1027.75 |
Producer name: After:Lucas van LeydenPrint made by:Johannes Wierix |
Production date: 1561

print; book-illustration

Title: Ioanni Maio, Pictori |
Museum number: 1925,1029.2 |
Producer name: Print made by:Esme de BoulonoisAfter:Johannes Wierix |
Production date: 1682 |
Production place: Published in:Brussels

print

Museum number: 1862,0208.223 |
Producer name: BIOG51031 Print made by:Johannes Wierix |
Production date: 1609

print

Title: The parable of the wedding feast |
Museum number: 1937,0915.99 |
Producer name: Print made by:Johannes WierixAfter:Maarten de Vos |
Production date: 1580-1600

print

Museum number: 1854,0708.42 |
Producer name: After:Johannes WierixAfter:Hendrik Goltzius |
Production date: 1580

print

Title: Thesaurus Novi Testamenti elegantissimis iconibus expressus continens historias atque miracula do[mi |
Museum number: 1968,1018.1.260 |
Producer name: Print made by:Jan Collaert IIAfter:Gerard Groenning |
Production date: 1579

print

Museum number: 1859,0709.2959 |
Producer name: BIOG51031 Print made by:Johannes Wierix |
Production date: 1620

print

Museum number: 1862,0208.89 |
Producer name: BIOG51031 Print made by:Johannes Wierix |
Production date: 1599

print

Title: Mars The seven Planets |
Museum number: 1982,U.3275 |
Producer name: BIOG51031 After:Johannes Wierix |
Production date: 1579

print

Title: The martyrdom of female Saints |
Museum number: 1870,0625.731 |
Producer name: After:Jan van der StraetPrint made by:Johannes Wierix |
Production date: 1612

print

Title: ANDREAS Christ with the twelve apostles with St Paul |
Museum number: 1870,0709.147 |
Producer name: BIOG51031 After:Johannes Wierix |
Production date: 1579

print

Museum number: E,4.52 |
Producer name: Print made by:Johannes WierixAfter:Albrecht Dürer |
Production date: 1563

print

Museum number: 1874,0711.1984 |
Producer name: BIOG51031 Print made by:Johannes Wierix |
Production date: 1580

print

Title: MATHEUS Christ with the twelve apostles with St Paul |
Museum number: 1870,0709.154 |
Producer name: BIOG51031 After:Johannes Wierix |
Production date: 1579

print

Museum number: 1862,0208.83 |
Producer name: BIOG51031 Print made by:Johannes Wierix |
Production date: 1585

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1875,0710.106 |
Producer name: Print made by:Johannes WierixAfter:Pieter van der Borcht |
Production date: 1571 |
Production place: Published in:Antwerp (city)

print

Museum number: E,4.38 |
Producer name: Print made by:Johannes WierixAfter:Albrecht Dürer |
Production date: 1566

print

Title: IUPITER The seven Planets |
Museum number: Gg,4Q.2 |
Producer name: BIOG51031 After:Johannes Wierix |
Production date: 1579

print

Museum number: 1870,0625.729 |
Producer name: Print made by:Johannes WierixAfter:Maarten de Vos |
Production date: 1582-1583

print

Title: Women at the time of Henry IV |
Museum number: R,6.63 |
Producer name: Print made by:Johannes WierixPublished by:Paul de La Houve |
Production date: 1600

print

Title: SATURNUS The seven Planets |
Museum number: Gg,4Q.1 |
Producer name: BIOG51031 After:Johannes Wierix |
Production date: 1579

print

Title: Dorica Theatrum Vitæ Humanæ |
Museum number: 1877,0811.1146 |
Producer name: Print made by:Johannes WierixAfter:Hans Vredeman de Vries |
Production date: 1577 |
Production place: Published in:Antwerp (city)

print

Museum number: 1918,0112.10 |
Producer name: Print made by:Johannes WierixAfter:Marc Duval |
Production date: 1579-1600

print

Museum number: 1850,0612.308 |
Producer name: Print made by:Johannes WierixAfter:Albrecht Dürer |
Production date: 1563

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 2AA+,a.20.12 |
Producer name: Print made by:Johannes WierixPublished by:Philips Galle |
Production date: 1573 |
Production place: Published in:Antwerp (city)

print

Title: Composita Theatrum Vitæ Humanæ |
Museum number: 1877,0811.1143 |
Producer name: Print made by:Johannes WierixAfter:Hans Vredeman de Vries |
Production date: 1577 |
Production place: Published in:Antwerp (city)