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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:: 9748
King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba qr
1435
Panel, 84 x 79 cm
Staatliche Museen, Berlin
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Painting ID:: 9749
The Liberation of St Peter jgu
1443-44
Panel, 132 x 154 cm
Mus??e d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva
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Painting ID:: 9750
Adoration of the Magi hfy
1443-44
Panel, 132 x 151 cm
Mus??e d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva
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Painting ID:: 9751
Presentation of Cardinal de Mies to the Virgin r
1443-44
Panel, 132 x 154 cm
Mus??e d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva
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Painting ID:: 9752
The Synagoge jrt
c. 1435
Wood, 86 x 80,5 cm
Öffentliche Kunstsammlung, Basle
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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: | BOURSSE, Esaias | Arthur Bowen Davies | Luca Signorelli | Felix Hilaire Buhot | Joseph Delattre |
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