Van der Doort, Paulus
Paulus Van der Doort (fl. c. 1590 - 1610), sometimes as 'Vander Doort,' also sometimes as Peter instead of Paul, was a Dutch-German engraver active in Hamburg. He is best known for engraving the plates to Heinrich Khunrath's Ampitheatrum Sapientiae Aeternae, first published in 1595. He is likely the father of Abraham van der Doort (c. 1580 - 1640), a painter who entered the service of the English crown, designing coins and developing a catalog of artistic works held by the royal family that was among the most comprehensive artistic catalogs of its time. Other relatives, perhaps additional sons, named Abraham and Isaac were also active in the engraving and print world of Hamburg.
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An intriguing and symbolically rich c. 1609 representation of the cosmos as imagined by Heinrich Khunrath, a prominent alchemist and philosopher of the Hermetic tradition. This plate, engraved by Paulus Van der Doort, appeared in Khunrath's Amphitheatrum Sapientiae Aeternae, an influential text for later alchemists, natural philosophers, and theologians. (more details)