Historic Craftsmanship: Shoemaking

Depictions of shoemakers in various historical contexts, illustrating craftsmanship in the 16th century. Engravings show artisans at work and their shop environments.

Visscher, Claes Jansz. (II), Vos, Maerten de, Netherlands, The fatty kitchen, The fatty kitchen. Interior in which a group of fat people at a table are enjoying all kinds of food and drink. On the left, cooking and roasting is taking place in the fireplace. In the background, a thin woman is being chased away from the door with a stick. With a four-line caption in French and four lines in Dutch and a one-line caption in Latin., print, prent, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 231 mm, width 285 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1563 - 1599, third quarter 16th century, derde kwart 16e eeuw, fourth quarter 16th century, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, South Netherlands, 1532 - 1603-12-04, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, North Netherlands, 1586 - 1652-06-19, publisher
Visscher, Claes Jansz. (II), Vos, Maerten de, Netherlands, The fatty kitchen, The fatty kitchen. Interior in which a group of fat people at a table are enjoying all kinds of food and drink. On the left, cooking and roasting is taking place in the fireplace. In the background, a thin woman is being chased away from the door with a stick. With a four-line caption in French and four lines in Dutch and a one-line caption in Latin., print, prent, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 231 mm, width 285 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1563 - 1599, third quarter 16th century, derde kwart 16e eeuw, fourth quarter 16th century, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, South Netherlands, 1532 - 1603-12-04, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, North Netherlands, 1586 - 1652-06-19, publisher