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Paul Bril (1554-1626)

Aliases: Paulus Bril; Paul Brill; Paulus Brill; Paolo Brilli; Paolo Brillo; Paul Prüll

Professions: Painter; Etcher

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    Paul Bril (Breda 1553/54 - 1626 Roma)

    Paul Bril (Breda 1553/54 - 1626 Roma)

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    PAUL BRIL ANTWERP CIRCA 1554 - 1626 ROME

    PAUL BRIL ANTWERP CIRCA 1554 - 1626 ROME

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Paul Bril Biography

(b Antwerp, c. 1554; d Rome, 7 Oct 1626). Painter, printmaker and draughtsman, brother of (1) Matthijs Bril. According to van Mander, Paul studied in Antwerp with Damiaan Wortelmans (1545–after 1588/9) before travelling to Rome, via Lyon, c. 1574, to join his brother, whom, according to Baglione, he assisted on Vatican commissions after 1576. However, no document places Paul in Rome before 1582, and in any case Matthijs was probably not there until c. 1575. Paul’s first known independent works are monumental frescoes dating from the late 1580s. They include a dramatic rendering of Jonah and the Whale (1588) in the Scala Santa in the Vatican (based on a drawing by Matthijs; Paris, Louvre) and a series of landscape lunettes (c. 1589) in the Lateran Palace.

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