Artist |
Michael Sittow
(circa 1469 date QS:P,+1469–00–00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 –1525) |
Alternative names |
Master Michel, Master Michiel, Michel Sitau, Michiel Sitau, Miguel Sitau, Michel Sithium, Michiel Sithium, Miguel Sithium, Michel Sittow, Miguel Sittow, Michel Sydu, Michiel Sydu, Miguel Sydu, Michel Syttow, Michiel Syttow, Miguel Syttow, Michel Zittoz, Michiel Zittoz, Miguel Zittoz, Michel Zyttow, Michiel Zyttow, Miguel Zyttow, Michiel Flamenco |
Description |
Estonian painter and drawer |
Date of birth/death |
between 1459 and 1479 date QS:P,+1450-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1459-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1479-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
between 21 December 1525 and 24 December 1525 date QS:P,+1525-12-00T00:00:00Z/10,P1319,+1525-12-21T00:00:00Z/11,P1326,+1525-12-24T00:00:00Z/11 |
Location of birth/death |
Tallinn, today Tallinn |
Tallinn, today Tallinn |
Work location |
Bruges (circa 1485-1489), Spain (1492-1502), Netherlands (1502-circa 1505 date QS:P,+1505-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 ), England (1505) (?), Brabant (circa 1505 date QS:P,+1505-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 ), Reval (1506-1525) |
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Description |
This portrait of an unknown noblewoman from the early 16 century was identified as a young Catherine of Aragon, c. 1500-1505, by Max Jakob Friedländer in 1915, based on comparisons with other paintings by Sittow. (Max J. Friedländer, “Gemäldegalerie. Ein neu erworbenes Madonnenbild im Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum”, Amtliche Berichte aus den Königlichen Kunstammlungen, 36, 9 (1915), pp. 1-4.) This was subsequently challenged by Matthews (Paul G. Matthews, “Henry VIII’s Favourite Sister? Michel Sittow’s Portrait of a Lady in Vienna”, Jahrbuch der Kunsthistorischen Museums Wien 10 (2008), pp. 140-149.), who argued it was Mary Tudor, Henry VIII's sister, painted in 1514.
The website of the Kunsthistorische Museum (where the portrait is located) describes this painting as both "Portrait of a princess (Infanta Catharine of Aragon (1485-1536), Queen of England?)" (https://www.khm.at/objektdb/detail/2441) and "Mary Rose Tudor (1496-1533), sister of Henry VIII of England".
In the physical gallery the painting is described as Mary Rose Tudor.( http://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/katherine-aragon-mary-tudor-the-re-identification-michel-sittows-portrait-young-woman-nasim-tadghighi/#ixzz2Z5IvXtWq) |