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 Paintings of Bartholomeus Spranger :. | Portrat einer Frau | Allegory of Justice (mk05) | Vanitas | Epitaph des Goldschmieds Miller | Venus and Adonis | Related Artists:
CARPACCIO, VittoreItalian High Renaissance Painter, ca.1450-1525
ulrika melinUlrika Drufva, född 1767, död 1834, var en svensk textilkonstnär, ledamot av Fria konsternas Akademi.
Ulrika Melin var dotter till major Lars Melin, syster till generalmajor Henrik Georg Melin och från 1788 gift med ståthållaren på Västerås slott Peter Thure Gerhard Drufva. Melin var konstnär och "egde en ovanlig skicklighet uti att sy landskap". Hon invaldes i akademin år 1784 för ett arbete i vit satin, inspirerad av Claude Lorrain.
claudio monteverdiPeriod: Baroque (1600-1749)
Country: Italy
Born: May 15, 1567 in Cremona, Italy
Died: November 29, 1643 in Venice, Italy
Genres: Ballet, Choral Music, Miscellaneous Music, Opera, Vocal Music