Art, literature & historyMichael Sittow
1459–1525
Selected artwork
The Assumption of the Virgin
c. 1500
National Gallery of Art
Other names (18)
Master Michael, Master Michael the Fleming, Master Michiel, Master Sithium, Master Sittow, Michel Sittow, Michiel, Michiel Flamenco, Michiel Flamenco Sithium, Michiel Flamenco Sittow, Michiel Sithium, Michiel Sittow, Miguel Sithium, Miguel Zittoz, Miguel Zittoz Sithium, Miguel Zittoz Sittow, M. Meister, Sittow
Biography
Michael Sittow (c. 1469 – 1525), also known as Master Michiel, Michel Sittow, Michiel, Miguel Sithium, and several other variants, was a painter from Reval (Tallinn), now capital of Estonia, 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 Castile and her Habsburg relatives in Spain and the Netherlands, and other prominent royal houses. He is considered one of the most important Netherlandish painters of the era.
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Documented holdings of works attributed to Michael Sittow. Check the museum’s record for current display information.
- National Gallery of Art2 recorded works
- Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie1 recorded work
- Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts1 recorded work