Augustin Hirschvogel: Pioneer of Viennese City Planning and Danube School Landscape Etchings Augustin Hirschvogel (1503 – February 1553) was a German artist, mathematician, and cartographer who cemented his place in art history as one of the foremost landscape etchers of the Renaissance and a visionary architect responsible for shaping Vienna’s urban identity. Born in Nuremberg, he inherited artistic talent from his father, Veit Hirschvogel the elder, a celebrated stained glass painter who established Nuremberg's reputation for opulent religious artistry. This familial legacy profoundly infl…