Jörg Breu the Younger
Illustration — Madonna with child, oil on wood (larch-tree) 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.
Also recorded as Jörg Breu · Jorg II Breu · Jorg, II Breu · Jörg, the younger Breu
Jörg Breu the Younger
Jörg Breu the Elder / Jörg Breu the Younger · Sotheby's London, 5 July 2012 L12034, lot 114 · Public domain
- Born
- 1510
- Died
- 1547
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Illustration — Madonna with child, oil on wood (larch-tree) 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.
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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
A selection: • Das Geheime Ehrenbuch der Fugger • Madonna with child • The Dream of Skanderbeg's Mother, 1533. • Conquest of Rhodos by Queen Artemisia, 1535. Bavarian State Painting Collections}, Munich • Der reiche Prasser und der arme Lazarus, 1535 • Festival in Venice, 1539 • History of Suzanne, 1540 * • Illustration — Joseph Interpreting the Dreams of Pharaoh, c. 1534-1547 Kaiserl. Schlittenfahrt, vers 1540 • Siege of Algiers, 1541 • Sacrifice of Isaac, 1545
Jörg Breu the Younger, Jörg Breu d.Ä. & Jörg Breu d.J. - Die Heilige Sippe
Jörg Breu the Elder / Jörg Breu the Younger · Palais Dorotheum 17 April 2013, lot 557
'Joseph Interpreting the Dreams of Pharaoh', attributed to Jörg Breu the younger, c. 1534, 1547
Attributed to Jörg Breu the Younger · Metropolitan Museum of Art
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1510
Jörg Breu the Younger born at Augsburg.
1547
Jörg Breu the Younger died at Augsburg.
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The authorities additionally record the headings Jörg Breu, Jorg II Breu, Jorg, II Breu, Jörg, the younger Breu and Jorg Breu the Younger. His recorded language was German. He was the child of Jörg Breu the Elder.
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Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Metropolitan Museum of Art and Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
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