Michael Pictorellus

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Michael Pictorellus ( Polish Michał z Działdowa ) was a painter and wood carver of the Gothic from Soldau . He was active in Kraków from 1466 to 1491 , where he initially worked on the Kraków high altar under the guidance of Veit Stoss . In 1486 he received the citizenship of Krakow and founded his own workshop. From 1488 to 1491 he worked on the Marian altar for the parish church in Książnice Wielkie , on the wings of which Veit Stoss may have contributed.

Create

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Krakow high altar
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Altar of the Virgin from Książnice Wielkie


Of his works are preserved:

  • Krakow high altar
  • Altar of the Virgin from Książnice Wielkie

literature

  • Michał Walicki: Malarstwo polskie. Gotyk, renesans, wczesny manieryzm. Warszawa: Arugia Oficyna Wydawnicza w Warszawie, 1961, s. 314-316.
  • Jerzy Gadomski: Gotyckie malarstwo tablicowe Małopolski. T. III. Warszawa: PWN, 1995. ISBN 83-01-11807-5 .
  • Jerzy Gadomski: Gotyckie malarstwo tablicowe Małopolski. T. II. Warszawa: PWN, 1988. ISBN 83-01-05601-0 .
  • Adam Labuda, Krystyna Secomska: Malarstwo Gotyckie w Polsce. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo DiG, 2004. ISBN 83-7181-348-1 .
  • Maria Otto-Michałowska: Gotyckie malarstwo tablicowe w Polsce. Warszawa: Arkady, 1982. ISBN 83-213-2851-2 .
personal data
SURNAME Pictorellus, Michael
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Działdowa, Michał z
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Gothic painter and wood carver
DATE OF BIRTH 15th century
DATE OF DEATH 15th century or 16th century