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Bernhard von Reesen
Portrait of Bernhard von Reesen,
1521, by Albrecht Dürer.
Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister
Born1491
Danzig (Gdańsk)
DiedOctober 1521(1521-00-00) (aged 29–30)
OccupationMerchant
Parent(s)Bernd von Reesen
Brigitte Proite

Bernhard von Reesen (1491 – 1521) was a successful merchant born to a patrician family in the Hanseatic city of Danzig (Gdańsk). The Reesen name, with its prefix "von" (of), indicates that the family had its origins in the city of Rees.

He was the son of Bernd von Reesen (c. 1460 – 1506) and Brigitte Proite (d. 1506) who were married in 1489. His younger brother Heinrich (1497 – 1532) was also a merchant; his eldest sister, Margarethe (b. 1490), married, in 1516, Hans (Johann) von Schwarzwald (1468 – 1521), an alderman of Danzig.

Reesen was highly educated as was the custom for men of his background at that time. The wealthy businessman was evidently one of a circle of merchants with whom Albrecht Dürer of Nuremberg and his wife were in regular contact while the artist was in Antwerp. In early 1521, when Reesen was about thirty, Dürer painted his portrait. The painting can be seen in the permanent exhibition of Old Masters in Dresden, Germany.

He died in October 1521, "tempore pestis" according to the chronicler, Stenzel Bornbach. The day, place and cause of his death are unknown.

Notes

  1. ^ Brand 1971, p. 63.
  2. "Portrait of Bernhard von Reesen". Web Gallery of Art. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  3. Brand 1971, p. 64.
  4. Brand 1971, p. 67.
  5. Brand 1971, p. 70.
  6. Weichbrodt 1986, p. 459.
  7. "Rhesen". Genealogische Tafeln zu Familien aus Danzig sowie aus Westpreußen und Hinterpommern. Verein für Familienforschung in Ost- und Westpreußen. 2020. (in German)
  8. "Schwartzwald". Genealogische Tafeln zu Familien aus Danzig sowie aus Westpreußen und Hinterpommern. Verein für Familienforschung in Ost- und Westpreußen. 2020. (in German)
  9. Foister & Brink 2021, p. 92.
  10. Brand 1971, pp. 64–66.
  11. Foister & Brink 2021, p. 92: The painting was completed in March, 1521.
  12. "Bernhard von Reesen". Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  13. Brand 1971, p. 66: "Pestfälle in 1521 sind weder in Antwerpen noch Danzig nachzuweisen." (Cases of plague in 1521 are not found in either Antwerp or Danzig).
  14. Brand 1971, p. 66.

References

  • Brand, Erna (1971). "Untersuchungen zu Albrecht Dürers 'Bildnis eines jungen Mannes'". Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Jahrbuch 1970/71. Dresden: Staatliche Kunstsammlungen: 59–83. (in German)
  • Foister, Susan; Brink, Peter van den (2021). Dürer's Journeys: Travels of a Renaissance Artist. London: National Gallery. pp. 87, 92. ISBN 9781857096675.
  • "Rhesen". Genealogische Tafeln zu Familien aus Danzig sowie aus Westpreußen und Hinterpommern. Verein für Familienforschung in Ost- und Westpreußen. 2020. (in German)
  • "Schwartzwald". Genealogische Tafeln zu Familien aus Danzig sowie aus Westpreußen und Hinterpommern. Verein für Familienforschung in Ost- und Westpreußen. 2020. (in German)
  • Weichbrodt, Dorothea (1986). Patrizier, Bürger, Einwohner Der Freien Und Hansestadt Danzig in Stamm- Und Namentafeln Vom 14.-18. Jahrhundert. Bd. 1. Klausdorf/Schwentine: Rosenberg. OCLC 180573477. (in German)
  • Wolf, Norbert (2017). Albrect Dürer. Munich: Prestel. pp. 269–270. ISBN 9783791383453.

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