Bernhard von Reesen
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Bernhard von Riesen (born ca. 1490) was a grain merchant born to a patrician family in Gdańsk (Danzig), in Polish Royal Prussia.
Riesen received an extensive education as was the custom of that time for men of his background. As did many other well-off business men and statesmen, at the age of thirty, Riesen commissioned Albrecht Dürer of Nuremberg to paint his portrait in 1520/21. The painting can still be seen at the exhibit of Old Masters in Dresden, Germany.
The 'von Riesen' name indicates that his family hails from the land of Riesen near Marienburg.
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