About Bartholomaeus Bruyn the Elder
Lived 1493 – 1555 (aged 61–62). Bartholomaeus Bruyn the Elder was a German painter and architectural drafter.
Vanitas still life painting, 1524, Kröller-Müller Museum. Contains a Musca depicta (a fly painted as though it's sitting on the artwork). Bartholomäus Bruyn (1493–1555), usually called Barthel Bruyn or Barthel Bruyn the Elder, was a German Renaissance painter active in Cologne. He painted altarpieces and portraits, and was Cologne's foremost portrait painter of his day.
Life He was born in Wesel or Cologne. His early works suggest that he received his artistic training in the Lower Rhine. His earliest documented altarpiece is a Coronation of the Virgin (1515–1516) commissioned by Dr. Peter von Clapis, a professor at the University of Cologne. The Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid owns a Nativity and two portraits by Bruyn.
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Who was Bartholomaeus Bruyn the Elder?
German Renaissance painter (1493–1555)
When was Bartholomaeus Bruyn the Elder born?
Bartholomaeus Bruyn the Elder was born in 1493 in Wesel, Cologne.
When did Bartholomaeus Bruyn the Elder die?
Bartholomaeus Bruyn the Elder died in 1555 in Cologne.
What was Bartholomaeus Bruyn the Elder's occupation?
Bartholomaeus Bruyn the Elder was a painter and architectural drafter.
What nationality was Bartholomaeus Bruyn the Elder?
Bartholomaeus Bruyn the Elder was German.
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