Bruyn, Barthel Bartholomaeus

Bruyn, Barthel Bartholomaeus

(bär`təl bär'tōlōmā`o͞os broin), 1493–1555, German Renaissance painter, active in Cologne from 1515. Known especially for his portraits, which combine Northern realism with Italian-inspired monumentality and breadth, Bruyn also painted religious works such as the high altar at Essen Cathedral (1522). A portrait of a man and three religious works are in the Philadelphia Museum; many of his works are in Germany.