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Bartholomeus Spranger

1546 - 1611

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Bartholomeus Spranger or Bartholomaeus Spranger (21 March 1546 – 1611) was a Flemish painter, draughtsman, sculptor, and designer of prints. Working in Prague as a court artist for the Holy Roman emperor Rudolf II, he responded to his patron's aesthetic preferences by developing a version of the artistic style referred to as Northern Mannerism. This style stressed sensuality, which was expressed in smoothly modeled, elongated figures arranged in elegant poses, often including a nude woman seen from behind. Spranger's unique style combining elements of Netherlandish painting and Italian influences, in particular the Roman Mannerists, had an important influence on other artists in Prague and elsewhere, in particular the Dutch Republic, as his paintings were disseminated widely through prints as well as by artists who had worked with him such as Karel van Mander. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bartholomeus Spranger is the 418th most popular painter (down from 392nd in 2019), the 153rd most popular biography from Belgium (down from 136th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Belgian Painter.

Bartholomeus Spranger is most famous for his paintings of the life of Jesus Christ.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Bartholomeus Spranger ranks 418 out of 2,023. Before him are Michael Wolgemut, Federico Zuccari, Robert Rauschenberg, Rachel Ruysch, Giuseppe Castiglione, and Adam Elsheimer. After him are Fede Galizia, Salaì, Albert Anker, Lyonel Feininger, Sophie Taeuber-Arp, and Eva Gonzalès.

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Among people born in 1546, Bartholomeus Spranger ranks 5. Before him are Murad III, Tycho Brahe, Joachim Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg, and Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg. After him are Veronica Franco, Takeda Katsuyori, Heo Jun, Charlotte of Bourbon, Johann Fischart, and Thomas Digges. Among people deceased in 1611, Bartholomeus Spranger ranks 7. Before him are Charles IX of Sweden, Tomás Luis de Victoria, Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain, Henry Hudson, Eleanor de' Medici, and Katō Kiyomasa. After him are Charles, Duke of Mayenne, Antonio Possevino, Christian II, Elector of Saxony, Sanada Masayuki, Jan Huyghen van Linschoten, and Kuyucu Murad Pasha.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Bartholomeus Spranger ranks 153 out of 1,190. Before him are Victor D'Hondt (1841), Louis II, Count of Flanders (1330), Ermengarde of Hesbaye (778), Louise Françoise de Bourbon, Duchess of Bourbon (1673), Pierre De Geyter (1848), and Henry I, Duke of Brabant (1165). After him are Yves Leterme (1960), Cipriano de Rore (1515), Henri Michaux (1899), Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759), Prince Charles, Count of Flanders (1903), and Marc Dutroux (1956).

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Among PAINTERS In Belgium

Among painters born in Belgium, Bartholomeus Spranger ranks 25. Before him are Pieter Coecke van Aelst (1502), Félicien Rops (1833), Adriaen Brouwer (1605), Frans Snyders (1579), Catharina van Hemessen (1528), and David Teniers the Younger (1610). After him are Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759), Jan Matsys (1509), Abraham Brueghel (1631), Maerten de Vos (1532), Fernand Khnopff (1858), and Constantin Meunier (1831).

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