Michael Sittow. Michael Sittow, also known as Master Michiel, Michel Sittow, Michiel, Miguel and many other variants, was a painter from Reval who was trained in the tradition of Early Netherlandish painting.
For most of his life, Sittow worked as a court portrait painter, for Isabella of Castille, the Habsburgs and others in Spain and the Netherlands. He was one of the most important Flemish painters of the era.
Michael Sittow was born in 1468 or 1469 in Reval to a wealthy family. His father was painter and wood-carver Clawes van der Sittow and his mother was Margarethe Molner.
He was the eldest of three brothers, followed by Clawes and Jasper. The origins of Clawes van der Sittow are not clear-he might have originated from the village of Zittow near Wismar or he could have been of Flemish origin.
He arrived in Reval in 1454 and became a citizen in 1457. Clawes was a wealthy man for an artist, owning several houses in the city. He became an assessor in the artists' guild in 1479. Clawes van der Sittow married Margarethe Molner in 1468. She was a Swedish-speaking Finn and the daughter of a wealthy merchant Olef Molner. At first Michel Sittow studied painting and sculpture in his father's workshop, while attending the city school to learn Latin, arithmetic and singing. After his father's death in 1482, Michel continued his studies in Bruges from 1484 to 1488. It is thought that he worked as an
For most of his life, Sittow worked as a court portrait painter, for Isabella of Castille, the Habsburgs and others in Spain and the Netherlands. He was one of the most important Flemish painters of the era.
Michael Sittow was born in 1468 or 1469 in Reval to a wealthy family. His father was painter and wood-carver Clawes van der Sittow and his mother was Margarethe Molner.
He was the eldest of three brothers, followed by Clawes and Jasper. The origins of Clawes van der Sittow are not clear-he might have originated from the village of Zittow near Wismar or he could have been of Flemish origin.
He arrived in Reval in 1454 and became a citizen in 1457. Clawes was a wealthy man for an artist, owning several houses in the city. He became an assessor in the artists' guild in 1479. Clawes van der Sittow married Margarethe Molner in 1468. She was a Swedish-speaking Finn and the daughter of a wealthy merchant Olef Molner. At first Michel Sittow studied painting and sculpture in his father's workshop, while attending the city school to learn Latin, arithmetic and singing. After his father's death in 1482, Michel continued his studies in Bruges from 1484 to 1488. It is thought that he worked as an
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