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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:: 21270
Sabobai and Benaiah (mk08)
C.1435
Tempera on wood
102x78cm
Basle,Offentliche
Kunstsammlung Basel,
Kunstmuseum
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Painting ID:: 21271
The Miraculous Draught of Fishes (mk08)
14444
Tempera on wood
132x154cm
Geneva,Musee d'Art et d'Histoire
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Painting ID:: 31731
Pieta
mk76
Date unknown
Tempera on panel
13 1/8x17 1/2in
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Painting ID:: 33448
Sabobai and Benaiah
mk86
c.1435
Tempera on wood
102x78cm
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Painting ID:: 33449
The Miraculous Draught of Fishes
mk86
1444
Tempera on wood
132x154cm
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: | George Hayter | Tadeusz Ajdukiewicz | Luis Melendez | Alexei Jawlensky | Baron Gerard |
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