Melchior Lorck
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Melchior Lorck (1526/27- after 1583) was a Danish-German painter, draughtsman, and printmaker . He produced the most thorough visual record of the life and customs of Turkey in the 16th century, to this day a unique source. He was also the first Danish artist of whom a substantial biography is reconstructable and a substantial body of artworks is attributable.
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