PANNEMAKER, Willem de


PANNEMAKER, Willem de

Artist

(active 1535-1578 in Brussels)

Details

Flemish tapestry-maker and supplier to the royal courts. Born into the leading family of tapestry weavers in Brussels, Pannemaker was the most celebrated tapestry-maker of the Flemish Renaissance. He worked for the aristocracy and the principal European courts of the 16th century, supplying those of Charles I of Spain (the Emperor Charles V of Germany) and his son Philip II with magnificent tapestries. //


Category Artists
Artists by letter P
Artist nationality Flemish