Nicolas Neufchatel (1527 - 1590)

Nicolas Neufchatel

Nicolas Neufchatel, known as Nicolas Lucidel, was a Flemish painter based in Germany.

Nicolas trained in Antwerp, where he became acquainted with the work of Frans Floris, Willem Kee and other masters contemporary with him in the 1540s. From 1561 the artist lived in Nuremberg.

Mostly Nicholas Neufchatel worked in Germany and was known as a talented portraitist. About forty of his portraits have survived, including a portrait of Maximilian II, other noble citizens and female images.