Bartoloměj Beránek, known as Jelínek
(died 1618) | Renaissance painter |
Bartoloměj Beránek was a
painter at the court of Rožmberks and came into the service of
Peter
Wok von Rosenberg in 1585 to decorate the recently rebuilt
Bechyně palace with Renaissance paintings. In the early 1590\'s he
came to Český Krumlov to work on the Renaissance fresco decorations
on the newly rebuilt castle tower (see Castle
No. 59 - Castle Tower) and the contiguous Castle
No. 59 - Little Castle. He followed with the work of his
predecessor Gabriel de
Blonde. He also created many portraits, vedutas and maps for
Peter Wok and Emperor Rudolf II. He lived at Dlouhá
no. 98 street in Český Krumlov.
Further information :
Chateau
No. 59 - Lower castle, restoration of renaissance mural
paintings