Barthel Bruyn the Elder
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"Barthel Bruyn" redirects here. For his son of the same name, see Barthel Bruyn the Younger.
Bartholomäus Bruyn (1493–1555), usually called Barthel Bruyn or Barthel Bruyn the Elder, was a German Renaissance painter active in Cologne. He painted altarpieces and portraits, and was Cologne's foremost portrait painter of his day.