Bartholomäus Bruyn the Elder (1493-1555)

• Was a German Renaissance painter.
• Bruyn was active in Cologne.
• He painted altarpieces and portraits, and was Cologne's foremost portrait painter of his day.
• He was the first important portrait painter in Cologne, and the founder of a prolific school of portraiture that was continued by his sons Arnt and Barthel Bruyn the Younger.
• His subjects are usually portrayed at half-length against a flat background, costume details are crisply described, and prominence is given to the hands.
• Bruyn did not sign his portraits.
• Barthel Bruyn was a respected citizen of Cologn.
• He was elected to the City Council in 1549 and 1553, and died a wealthy man.
• The Displayed painting is a crop from: Bartholomäus Bruyn the Elder, Margarethe von Aich (1517–1570), c. 1540.
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Bartholomäus Bruyn the Elder, The Nativity, ca. 1520

Original, Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid. Visited in 2018.

Bartholomäus Bruyn the Elder, The Nativity, ca. 1520

Bartholomäus Bruyn the Elder, The Crucifixion, with a Donor, c. 1515-20

Original, Philadelphia Museum of Art. Visited in 2018.

Bartholomäus Bruyn the Elder, The Crucifixion, with a Donor, c. 1515-20

Bartholomäus Bruyn the Elder, Margarethe von Aich (1517–1570), c. 1540

Original, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Visited in 2018-2023.

Bartholomäus Bruyn the Elder, Margarethe von Aich (1517–1570), c. 1540

Bartholomäus Bruyn the Elder, Portrait of Chatrina, Aged 23 years, 1535

Original, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Visited in 2019.

Bartholomäus Bruyn the Elder, Portrait of Chatrina, Aged 23 years, 1535

Attributed to Bartholomäus Bruyn the Elder, Portrait of a Man, c. 1530-540

Original, The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. Visited in 2017-2018.

Attributed to Bartholomäus Bruyn the Elder, Portrait of a Man, c. 1530-540

Bartholomäus Bruyn the Elder, Lamentation altar Lamentation of Christ, ca. 1530-32

Original, Alte Pinakothek, Munich. Visited in 2019.

Bartholomäus Bruyn the Elder, Portrait of Petrus von Clapis, c. 1530

Original, Szepmuveszeti - Museum of Fine Arts - Budapest. Visited in 2019.

Bartholomäus Bruyn the Elder, Portrait of Petrus von Clapis, c. 1530

Attributed to Bartholomäus Bruyn the Elder, Abbot Johann Ingenray, 1535

Original, DIA, Detroit Institute of Arts. Visited in 2020.

Attributed to Bartholomäus Bruyn the Elder, Abbot Johann Ingenray, 1535

Bartel Bruyn the Elder, Portrait of Philipp Von Gail, a merchant from Cologne and a member of the Cologne Council, and his five sons, about 1536-1537

Original, Louvre Museum, Paris. Visited in 2021.

Bartel Bruyn the Elder, Portrait of Philipp Von Gail, a merchant from Cologne and a member of the Cologne Council, and his five sons, about 1536-1537

Bartel Bruyn the Elder, Portrait of Katharina Von Gail and her two daughters, about 1536-1537

Original, Louvre Museum, Paris. Visited in 2021.

Bartel Bruyn the Elder, Portrait of Katharina Von Gail and her two daughters, about 1536-1537

Bartel Bruyn the Elder, Two Wings of a Triptyc;The Annunciation; The Risen Christ Appearing to Mary

Original, The National Museum in Warsaw. Visited in 2021.

Bartel Bruyn the Elder, Two Wings of a Triptyc;The Annunciation; The Risen Christ Appearing to Mary

Bartholomäus Bruyn the Elder, Ecce Homo, c. 1455-50

Original. Museum der Bildenden Künste Leipzig, Germany. Visited in 2023.

Bartholomäus Bruyn the Elder, Ecce Homo, c. 1455-50

Bartholomäus Bruyn the Elder, Portrait of the Cologne city secretary Johann Helman, c. 1533-34

Original. Museum der Bildenden Künste Leipzig, Germany. Visited in 2023.

Bartholomäus Bruyn the Elder, Portrait of the Cologne city secretary Johann Helman, c. 1533-34

Workshop of Bartholomäus Bruyn the Elder, Portrait of Marten Imhof

Original, Snijders&Rockox House, Antwerp, Belgium. Visited in 2023.

Workshop of Bartholomäus Bruyn the Elder, Portrait of Marten Imhof