Artists
Barthel Bruyn
- Country:
- Germany
- Birth year:
- 1493
- Death year:
- 1555
Barthel Bruyn (1493 Wesel? - 1555 Cologne), also called Bartholomeus the Elder Bruyn, was an outstanding painter whose style lies between that of the late Gothic and the Renaissance. He was related to the painter Jan Joest Kalkar, and studied with him around 1506. from 1512 he is documented as having been in Cologne, where he first worked in the workshop of the late Gothic master St.Severin before starting off on his own in 1515. He became highly respected, and was elected into the city council. In 1522 he worked at the court of Duchess Maria in Dusseldorf. Bruyn painted altarpieces that show the influence of Dutch and Italian art. He was also inspired by the painter joos van Cleve, who was a friend of his. From the 1520s he received commissions from Cologne nobility. His works include Altarpieces, c. 1523, Stiftskirche, Essen; Altarpieces, c. 1531, St. Victor, Xanten; and Portrait of Mayor Peter von Heimbach, 1545, Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Cologne.