Michel Sittow
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Estonian Painter at the Courts of Renaissance Europe
John Oliver Hand and Greta Koppel; With Till-Holger Borchert, Anu Mänd, Ariane van Suchtelen, and Matthias Weniger
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This handsome book explores the life and work of a little-known, immensely talented early Renaissance painter from Estonia
This handsome volume is the first in English devoted to Michel Sittow (c. 1469–1525), an artist from Estonia who trained in the tradition of early Netherlandish painting. Sittow worked for many high-profile patrons, including Isabella of Castile in Spain, and specialized in beautiful small devotional works and portraits; the portraits, in particular, are artistically sophisticated paintings that have been characterized as among the finest of their time. Featuring approximately twenty works attributed to Sittow, as well as paintings by his contemporaries, including Hans Memling and Juan de Flandes, this book provides an important opportunity to learn about Sittow’s oeuvre and to appreciate it within the cultural context of his homeland as well as the broader milieu of early northern Renaissance art.
This handsome volume is the first in English devoted to Michel Sittow (c. 1469–1525), an artist from Estonia who trained in the tradition of early Netherlandish painting. Sittow worked for many high-profile patrons, including Isabella of Castile in Spain, and specialized in beautiful small devotional works and portraits; the portraits, in particular, are artistically sophisticated paintings that have been characterized as among the finest of their time. Featuring approximately twenty works attributed to Sittow, as well as paintings by his contemporaries, including Hans Memling and Juan de Flandes, this book provides an important opportunity to learn about Sittow’s oeuvre and to appreciate it within the cultural context of his homeland as well as the broader milieu of early northern Renaissance art.
Published in association with the National Gallery of Art, Washington
Exhibition Schedule:
National Gallery of Art
(01/28/18 – 05/13/18)
Art Museum of Estonia, Tallin
(06/28/18 – 09/16/18)
John Oliver Hand is curator of northern Renaissance paintings at the National Gallery of Art. Greta Koppel is curator of Dutch and Flemish paintings at the Art Museum of Estonia, Tallinn. Till-Holger Borchert is director, Musea Brugge, Belgium. Anu Mänd is head of the Institute of History, Archaeology, and Art History, Tallinn University. Ariane van Suchtelen is curator, Mauritshuis, Netherlands. Matthias Weniger is curator of pre-1550 paintings and sculptures at the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, Munich.
EXHIBITION SCHEDULE
National Gallery of Art
(01/28/18 – 05/13/18)
Art Museum of Estonia, Tallin
(06/28/18 – 09/16/18)
ISBN: 9780300232868
Publication Date: February 20, 2018
Publishing Partner: Published in association with the National Gallery of Art, Washington
Publication Date: February 20, 2018
Publishing Partner: Published in association with the National Gallery of Art, Washington
144 pages, 9 1/2 x 11 1/2
90 color + b/w illus.
90 color + b/w illus.
