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Bartholomeus Spranger
1546-1611
Flemish
Bartholomeus Spranger Gallery
Bartholomeus (Bartholomaeus) Spranger (21 March 1546??August 1611) was a Flemish Mannerist painter, draughtsman, and etcher. He was born in Antwerp.
In 1565, he traveled to Paris and Italy after finishing his studies. He worked on wall paintings in various churches. At Rome, Pope Pius V appointed him court painter in 1570. In 1581 he was appointed to the Prague court of Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor.
Hendrik Goltzius made engravings of his paintings, thus increasing Spranger's fame. Spranger's Mannerist paintings depict nudes in various complex poses.
He died in Prague.
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Painting ID:: 87666
The Adoration of the Kings
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions Height: 199.8 cm (78.7 in). Width: 143.7 cm (56.6 in).
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Painting ID:: 92538
Portrat einer Frau
Date Deutsch: um 1600
English: c. 1600
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions Deutsch: 240 X 160 cm
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Bartholomeus Spranger
1546-1611
Flemish
Bartholomeus Spranger Gallery
Bartholomeus (Bartholomaeus) Spranger (21 March 1546??August 1611) was a Flemish Mannerist painter, draughtsman, and etcher. He was born in Antwerp.
In 1565, he traveled to Paris and Italy after finishing his studies. He worked on wall paintings in various churches. At Rome, Pope Pius V appointed him court painter in 1570. In 1581 he was appointed to the Prague court of Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor.
Hendrik Goltzius made engravings of his paintings, thus increasing Spranger's fame. Spranger's Mannerist paintings depict nudes in various complex poses.
He died in Prague.
. Related Artists to Bartholomeus Spranger: | Bernardo Zenale | Giuseppe Passeri | Morgenstern, Christian | GOLTZIUS, Hendrick | Henri-Horace Roland de La Porte |
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