Jörg Breu the Younger
German artist
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| Intro | German artist | ||
| A.K.A. | Jörg Breu Jorg II Breu Jorg II Breu Jörg the younger Breu | ||
| A.K.A. | Jörg Breu Jorg II Breu Jorg II Breu Jörg the younger Breu | ||
| Places | Germany | ||
| was | Painter | ||
| Work field | Arts | ||
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| Birth | 1510, Augsburg, Germany | ||
| Death | 1547Augsburg, Germany (aged 37 years) | ||
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Biography
Jörg Breu the Younger (c. 1510 – 1547) was a painter of Augsburg. He was the son of Jörg Breu the Elder, and collaborated with his father on some works.
In the 1540s, he was involved with the creation of the Fechtbucher commissioned by Paulus Hector Mair. He did also wood carvings Lebenstreppen, together with Cornelis Anthonisz
Work
A selection:
- Madonna with child
- Conquest of Rhodos by Queen Artemisia, 1535. Bavarian State Painting Collections}, Munich
- Der reiche Prasser und der arme Lazarus, 1535
- Festval in Venice, 1539
- History of Suzanne, 1540
- Kaiserl. Schlittenfahrt, vers 1540
- Siege of Algiers, 1541
- Sacrifice of Isaac, 1545