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Meit, Conrad
Meit, Conrad (b Worms, c.1475; d Antwerp, 1550/1). German sculptor. From about 1506 to 1510 he worked in Wittenberg at the court of Frederick the Wise, Elector of Saxony, collaborating with Cranach. Soon afterwards he moved to the Netherlands, where he was court sculptor to the Habsburg rulers for most of his career. His work included a number of large monuments, but his most characteristic sculptures are small figures and portraits, most notably sensuous free-standing nudes such as the well-known alabaster Judith with the Head of Holofernes (c.1510–15, Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, Munich). In these he created a distinctive type of German Renaissance sculpture, combining Italian idealism with northern particularity of detail.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Meit, Conrad." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Meit, Conrad." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-MeitConrad.html IAN CHILVERS. "Meit, Conrad." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-MeitConrad.html |
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Meit, Conrad
Meit, Conrad (c.1475–1550/1). German sculptor, born at Worms. From about 1506 to 1510 he worked in Wittenberg at the court of Frederick the Wise, elector of Saxony, collaborating with Cranach. Soon afterwards he moved to the Netherlands, where he was court sculptor to the Habsburg rulers for most of his career. His work included a number of large monuments, but his most characteristic sculptures are small figures and portraits, most notably sensuous free-standing nudes such as the well-known alabaster Judith with the Head of Holofernes (c.1510–15, Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, Munich). In these he created a distinctive type of German Renaissance sculpture, combining Italian idealism with northern particularity of detail.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Meit, Conrad." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Meit, Conrad." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-MeitConrad.html IAN CHILVERS. "Meit, Conrad." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-MeitConrad.html |
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