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A DIPTYCH: THE NATIVITY WITH TWO MEMBERS OF THE MANDERSCHEID-BLANKENHEIM FAMILY; THE ADORATION OF THE KINGS
Auction: 12/03/2008
Lot: 5
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Bartholomäus (Barthel) Bruyn the Elder AUCTION RECORDS
1493 Wesel, Germany - 1555 Cologne, German. Known for: Portrait and religious theme painting, altar pieces.
Bruyn was the leading portrait painter in Cologne in the 16th century. His birth date is known from Friedrich Hagenauer's portrait medallion of 1539, inscribed bartholomaus bruyn pictor coloniensis... Read full biography
Bruyn was the leading portrait painter in Cologne in the 16th century. His birth date is known from Friedrich Hagenauer's portrait medallion of 1539, inscribed bartholomaus bruyn pictor coloniensis anno aetatis xlvi. His earliest documented altarpiece, the Coronation of the Virgin (1515-16; German... Read full biography
Bruyn was the leading portrait painter in Cologne in the 16th century. His birth date is known from Friedrich Hagenauer's portrait medallion of 1539, inscribed bartholomaus bruyn pictor coloniensis anno aetatis xlvi. His earliest documented altarpiece, the Coronation of the Virgin (1515-16; German priv. col.), was painted for Dr Peter von Clapis, law professor of the University of Cologne, and his wife. On 20 December 1525 he acknowledged receipt of payment for his paintings for the high altar... Read full biography
Bruyn was the leading portrait painter in Cologne in the 16th century. His birth date is known from Friedrich Hagenauer's portrait medallion of 1539, inscribed bartholomaus bruyn pictor coloniensis anno aetatis xlvi. His earliest documented altarpiece, the Coronation of the Virgin (1515-16; German priv. col.), was painted for Dr Peter von Clapis, law professor of the University of Cologne, and his wife. On 20 December 1525 he acknowledged receipt of payment for his paintings for the high altar of Essen Cathedral, a commission received in 1522 (of the two pairs of wings one is extant: it has eight panels showing scenes from the Life of Christ). On 22 April 1529 he contracted to do a cycle of paintings for the new high altar of St Victor at... Read full biography
Bruyn was the leading portrait painter in Cologne in the 16th century. His birth date is known from Friedrich Hagenauer's portrait medallion of 1539, inscribed bartholomaus bruyn pictor coloniensis anno aetatis xlvi. His earliest documented altarpiece, the Coronation of the Virgin (1515-16; German priv. col.), was painted for Dr Peter von Clapis, law professor of the University of Cologne, and his wife. On 20 December 1525 he acknowledged receipt of payment for his paintings for the high altar of Essen Cathedral, a commission received in 1522 (of the two pairs of wings one is extant: it has eight panels showing scenes from the Life of Christ). On 22 April 1529 he contracted to do a cycle of paintings for the new high altar of St Victor at Xanten, with the Lives of SS Victor and Helena and scenes from the Life of Christ: he completed the work in 15... Read full biography
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Art images copyright© of artist or assigneePortrait of Gerhard von Westerburg (1486-after 1539), half-length, in a fur-trimmed mantle and a black hat
Bartholomäus (Barthel) Bruyn the Elder Auction: 12/02/2008Lot: 15Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeThree panels from the Cyriacus Altar
Bartholomäus (Barthel) Bruyn the Elder Auction: 05/03/2023Lot: 11Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeA TRIPTYCH REPRESENTING THE CRUCIFIXION, FLANKED BY THE AGONY IN THE GARDEN AND THE RESURRECTION, WITH SCENES FROM THE PASSION BEYOND
Bartholomäus (Barthel) Bruyn the Elder Auction: 07/05/2006Lot: 16Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeVanitas Still Life with a Skull, Candle, and Hourglass
Bartholomäus (Barthel) Bruyn the Elder Auction: 05/21/2025Lot: 1Subscribe or get free alerts
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