Hans Muelich: A Munich Master of Portraiture and Allegory Born in Munich in 1516, Hans Muelich (also known as Mielich) was a pivotal figure in the artistic landscape of Renaissance Germany. His life spanned a period of significant cultural transformation, witnessing the rise of humanism and the burgeoning influence of Italian art on Northern Europe. Muelich’s career unfolded across Bavaria, from his formative years studying under Barthel Beham to his later work as a court painter for the powerful Duke Albert V, leaving behind a legacy of meticulously rendered portraits and evocative histori…