Background
His father and brothers were also painters.
His father and brothers were also painters.
Ludger tom Ring the Younger (1522–1584) was a German painter and draughtsman. Tom Ring primarily painted portraits and still lifes. He died in Braunschweig in 1584.
Ludger tom Ring the Younger was the second son of Ludger tom Ring the Older.
His first painting, a self portrait now in Braunschweig"s Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum, was painted in 1547. On January 27, 1569 tom Ring applied to be a citizen of Braunschweig, receiving citizenship on March 27, 1572.
He created many portraits of Braunschweiger patricians and clergy, some of which now hang in the Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum, and another in the Metropolitan Museum in New New York In addition to prominent citizens of the city, he also painted the reformer Martin Chemnitz.
He died in May 1584.