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 Paintings of Bartholomeus Spranger :. | The Adoration of the Kings | venus och adonis | Vulcanus and Maia | Vulcan and Maia | Epitaph des Goldschmieds Miller | Related Artists: Karel MyslbekKarel Myslbek (1874-1915)Aliases: Frant. VovesProfessions: Figure painter; Painter. School of Fontainebleauca 1550 Menard, Emile-ReneFrench, 1862-1930
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