Zacharias Dolendo

Zacharias Dolendo (1561–1601) was a Dutch engraver. He was the brother of Bartholomeus Dolendo, whom he surpassed both in style and in correctness.

Engraving by Dolendo depicting the story of the "Women of Weinsberg", after a painting by Jacob de Gheyn II

He was born at Leyden in 1561, and is said by Huber to have been a disciple of Jacob De Ghein. There are some portraits by this master, which are not inferior in neatness to those by J. Wierix; his plates are frequently marked with a cipher. There are by him:

• William, Prince of Orange; half-length, in armour. 1581.
• Andromeda chained to the Rock; finely drawn; after his own design.
• Adam and Eve embracing, whilst Eve receives the Apple from the Serpent; after B. Spranger.
• St. Martin dividing his Cloak with two Beggars; after the same.
• The Continence of Scipio; after A. Bloemaert.
• The Virgin and Infant, with two Angels; after J. De Ghein.
• The Crucifixion; after the same.
• A Set of small Plates of the Gods and Goddesses; copied from the larger ones by H. Goltzius.

He died in 1601.

References

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Bryan, Michael (1886). "Dolendo, Zacharias". In Graves, Robert Edmund (ed.). Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers (A–K). I (3rd ed.). London: George Bell & Sons.