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Bartholomeus Spranger
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| 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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Epitaph des Goldschmieds Muller new24/Bartholomeus Spranger-447687.jpg Painting ID:: 74946 Visit European Gallery |
c. 1600 Oil on canvas 240 X 160 cm cjr | ||
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