Portrait of Ottheinrich, Prince of Pfalz

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One of the smaller Renaissance masters in Nürnberg. He worked together with his brother, Hans Sebald Beham mainly on copper engravings. There are only a few surviving paintings which are characterized by brilliant colours and technique.

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Portrait of Ottheinrich, Prince of Pfalz

About the Artist

Barthel Beham

1502 – 1540

German engraver and painter. Together with his brother, Hans Sebald (1500-50), they were expelled from their native city of Nuremberg in 1525 for their extreme Protestant views. Hans settled in Frankfurt and Barthel worked for Duke William IV of Bavaria. Both brothers produced a great number of illustrations to the Bible, mythology, and history, strongly influenced by Dürer. Barthel was also a painter, primarily portraits.

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