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 :. | Vulcanus and Maia | Epitaph des Goldschmieds Muller | Allegory of Justice (mk05) | Venus and Adonis | Venus and Adonis | Related Artists:
Paul MaitlandBritish Painter, 1863-1909
Henry J. Morganpainted HMS 'Excellent' and HMS 'Illustrious' by Henry J. Morgan in 1860s
DOMENICO VENEZIANOItalian Early Renaissance Painter, ca.1400-1461