Cornelius Cort
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Cornelius Cort (1533-1587), born in Hoorn, in the modern Netherlands, was an engraver and draughtsman.
Cort's first known engravings were printed in Antwerp around 1553. The publisher was Hieronymous Cock, under whom Cort may have apprenticed. A 1567 letter from Dominicus Lampsonius to the artist Titian in fact described Cock as Cort's master. Plates Cort produced for Cock only were inscribed with Cort's name after he left Cock's school.
Cort moved to Venice and lived in the house of Titian, where he produced engraving based on Titian's works. He then went to Rome and established his own school. Cort was known for producing larger engravings, in contrast to the smaller works more common for the time.
