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WITZ, Konrad
b. cca 1400, Rottweil, d. ca. 1445, Basel. German-born painter from Rottweil in Swabia, active in Switzerland. German painter. One of the great innovators in northern European painting, he turned away from the lyricism of the preceding generation of German painters. His sturdy, monumental figures give a strong impression of their physical presence, gestures are dignified and the colours strong and simple. Even scenes with several figures are strangely undramatic and static. The surface appearance of materials, especially metals and stone, is intensely observed and recorded with an almost naive precision. Powerful cast shadows help to define the spatial relationships between objects. His fresh approach to the natural world reflects that of the Netherlandish painters: the Master of Fl?malle and the van Eycks. He need not, however, have trained in the Netherlands or in Burgundy as knowledge of their style could have been gained in Basle. He remained, however, untouched by the anecdotal quality present in their art,
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Painting ID:: 9743
Annunciation r
c. 1440
Panel, 158 x 121 cm
Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg
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Painting ID:: 9744
St Bartholomew wr
c. 1435
Wood, 100 x 68 cm
Öffentliche Kunstsammlung, Basle
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Painting ID:: 9745
Christ on the Cross wr
1430-33
Panel, 34 x 26 cm
Staatliche Museen, Berlin
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Painting ID:: 9746
Saint Christopher qr
c. 1435
Panel, 101 x 81 cm
Öffentliche Kunstsammlung, Basle
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Painting ID:: 9747
The Miraculous Draught of Fishes wr
1443-44
Tempera on wood, 132 x 151 cm
Mus??e d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva
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WITZ, Konrad
b. cca 1400, Rottweil, d. ca. 1445, Basel. German-born painter from Rottweil in Swabia, active in Switzerland. German painter. One of the great innovators in northern European painting, he turned away from the lyricism of the preceding generation of German painters. His sturdy, monumental figures give a strong impression of their physical presence, gestures are dignified and the colours strong and simple. Even scenes with several figures are strangely undramatic and static. The surface appearance of materials, especially metals and stone, is intensely observed and recorded with an almost naive precision. Powerful cast shadows help to define the spatial relationships between objects. His fresh approach to the natural world reflects that of the Netherlandish painters: the Master of Fl?malle and the van Eycks. He need not, however, have trained in the Netherlands or in Burgundy as knowledge of their style could have been gained in Basle. He remained, however, untouched by the anecdotal quality present in their art,
. Related Artists to WITZ, Konrad: | Herman af Sillen | John Ritto Penniman | John Kensett | Julius Adam | Floris Arntzenius |
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