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Bartholomeus Spranger

37 works

Bartholomeus Spranger (1546-1611) was a painter, printmaker and draftsperson from the Habsburg Netherlands. Read more

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Painting of Venus embracing Adonis with a spear and hunting dogs, Cupid at lower left, castle and landscape behind.

Venus and Adonis

c. 1585 - c. 1590

Arched altarpiece of resurrected Christ with angels above and a kneeling family in black and white ruffs below.

Epitaph of Goldsmith Nicolas Müller of Prague

1593

Venus and Adonis: nude Venus embraces helmeted Adonis beside a cupid with doves and a resting hunting dog.

Venus and Adonis

1597

Painting of the Adoration of the Kings with the Virgin and Christ Child, kneeling king, richly dressed attendants and a stabl

The Adoration of the Kings

1595

Painting of a muscular hero embracing a woman in red drapery, with a winged cupid and a fallen figure in a dark forest.

Hercules, Dejanira and the Centaur Nessus

1580

Painting of Venus and Mars warned by Mercury, with a seated nude woman, a bearded man, a winged Mercury and a sleeping cupid.

Venus and Mars warned by Mercury

1586

Painting of nude Bacchus with grapes and wreath beside Venus, with a veiled figure tending a fire behind them.

"Sine Cerere et Baccho friget Venus”

1590

Venus with a bearded nude man at a workbench, a winged Cupid in the foreground, and smiths and armor in a dark forge.

Venus in Vulcan's Forge

1610

Nude man and woman embrace beneath a tree with a serpent and apple, with a landscape behind them.

Sündenfall

1593

Painting of a draped woman gesturing to a bearded sea figure with a fish tail beside a rocky coast under a stormy sky.

Glaucus and Scylla

1580

Painting of armored Minerva with spear and palm, surrounded by cherubs, muses and a writing woman below.

Minerva Victorious over Ignorance

1591

Venus and Adonis embrace in a wooded landscape with a cupid, hunting dog, satyr, and castle on a hill.

Venus en Adonis

1587

Half-length portrait of a bearded man in a dark cap and white ruff collar against a dark brown background.

Self-portrait

1580

Painting of a nude woman undressing beside a seated youth by a forest pool, with a red drape and dark trees.

Hermaphroditus and the nymph Salmacis

1580

Painting of Bacchus holding grapes beside Ceres carrying wheat, two figures in a shadowed landscape.

Ceres and Bacchus

1600s

Painting of Christ's nude body held by a winged angel above a stone tomb, with putti and a rocky landscape.

The Body of Christ Supported by Angels

1587

Mercury flies through clouds carrying Psyche toward a gathering of gods on Mount Olympus, in a 1576 painting.

Mercury carrying Psyche to Mount Olympus

1576

Painting of Christ being baptised by John the Baptist in a river, with an angel and green landscape behind.

Baptism of Christ

1603

Oil portrait of a bearded man in black doublet with gold trim and white ruff collar, against a dark background.

Zdeněk Vojtěch Popel z Lobkowicz

1550

Painting of Venus and a winged-helmeted Mercury blindfolding a nude Cupid with a white cloth, late 16th century.

Venus and Mercury Blindfold Cupid

1597

Painting of an angel supporting the dead Christ on a tomb, with two putti and a distant landscape.

Engelen dragen het lichaam van Christus (Engelenpietà)

1587

Painting of Venus with a bare breast and pearl necklace beside a winged Cupid, with a window showing a landscape.

Venus and Cupid‘’

1590

Painting of a bearded man in a red cloak abducting a woman in a golden chariot through a wooded landscape with dark horses.

The Rape of Persephone

1575

Engraving of nude Venus combing her long hair while Cupid draws a bow beside her, with a ewer and draped curtain.

Venus and Cupid

1571-1650

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash of nymphs bathing, a horned hunter with a dog, and winged figures in clouds.

Diana and Actaeon

ca. 1580-85

Brown ink drawing of armored heroes with spears, a floating cherub, and a classical temple, by Bartholomeus Spranger, 1591.

Hercules en Scipio geleid door Minerva op het pad der deugd

1591

Engraved sheet with dense hatching across the upper area and reversed inscription letters near the top edge.

St. John the Evangelist

c. 1590

Etching of a nude male figure bound to a tree trunk, arms raised, with crosshatched shading and lettering below.

Saint Sebastian

c. 1590

Pen and wash drawing on blue paper of a classical cavalry battle with rearing horses, armored riders and spears.

Classical Battle Scene; Verso: Peter and John Heal a Cripple at the Gate of the Temple

ca. 1590

Brown wash drawing with white highlights of a seated female nude with drapery across her lap, looking over her shoulder.

Seated Nude with Drapery

1546

Brown wash drawing of a standing monk reading a book beside a tree, holding a flowering sprig, with a landscape behind.

Saint Dominic Reading

c. 1573

Etching of Saint John the Evangelist writing in a book beside an eagle, with a halo and crosshatched shading.

Saint John the Evangelist

ca. 1596

Bartholomeus Spranger (1546-1611) was a painter, printmaker and draftsperson from the Habsburg Netherlands. Bartholomeus Spranger was born in Antwerp and died in Prague. The work of Bartholomeus Spranger is associated with Northern Mannerism. Browse 37 works by Bartholomeus Spranger from 14 museums, free to download in HD. Source: Wikidata