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 Paintings of WITZ, Konrad :. | The Death of Mary | The Miraculous Draught of Fishes (mk08) | The Synagoge jrt | Christ on the Cross wr | The Miraculous Draught of Fishes wr |
Related Artists:
Willem Claesz. Heda
painted Dessert in 1637
Daniel van Heil
1604-1662 Flemish Daniel van Heil Galleries
GIUNTA PISANO
Italian painter, Pisan school (active c. 1229-c. 1254 in Pisa).