Christian Berentz

Christian Berentz, or Bernetz[1] (1658–1722), was a German Baroque painter.

[2] Like Franz Werner von Tamm (called Dapper), he is registered as the teacher of Pietro Navarra.

[2] Like Tamm, Berentz is also registered as working in the Carlo Maratta studio.

Berentz painted primarily still lifes, which was important because he introduced North European themes.

[4] Simona Sperindei, Niccolò Maria Pallavicini, mecenate, collezionista e protettore di Christian Berentz, in "Annali della Pontificia Insigne Accademia di Belle Arti e Lettere dei Virtuosi al Pantheon", XII, 2012, pp.

Christian Berentz, Flowers, Fruit with a Woman Picking Grapes , by Berentz and Carlo Maratta , National Museum of Capodimonte , 1689