Albertus Pictor
Albertus Pictor | |
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Albrekt Pärlstickare | |
Born | c. 1440 |
Died | c. 1507 (aged 66–67) |
Nationality | Swedish |
Known for | Painting |
Notable work | Death playing chess |
Movement | Swedish Renaissance |
Albertus Pictor (English, "Albert the Painter"; Immenhusen, c. 1440 – c. 1507), also called Albert Pictor, Albert Målare and Albrekt Pärlstickare (Swedish), is the most famous late medieval Swedish painter, known for his wallpaintings surviving in numerous churches in southern and central Sweden. Celebrations for the quincentenary of his death were arranged for 2009.
Career
Albertus was originally called Albertus Immenhusen, after the German town of
He was a versatile and prolific artist, known to his contemporaries not only for his church wallpaintings, but also as an organist and embroiderer (hence his nickname of Pärlstickare, "Pearl-embroiderer"). More than thirty of his schemes, mostly in a
Bergman inspiration
Albertus's illustration of
Churches with wall paintings by or attributed to Albertus Pictor
Albertus Pictor's paintings are considered preserved in 37 churches. Nine of the painting are either signed with some variant of Albertus name or the signing documented was destroyed. Other paintings ascribed to Albertus Pictor are based on attributes made by experts on the subject. Attenuation on stylistic grounds based on comparisons to those of the churches that have secure signings is difficult to determine especially when it concerns the making of the works.
The ornamentation has traditionally been important for the attribution, it is, however, in greater part in the public domain and is more general in its expression and easier to copy than figure painting. A lot of them are also strong influenced by over-liming and production with subsequent restoration. Albertus Pictor's painting, however, differ so much from contemporary Swedish painters that they usually can not be attributed to the author. It is conceivable that in some cases they rather have strong influences.
- Almunge (Uppland)
- Bromma (Stockholm)
- Bälinge (Uppland)
- Danmark (Uppland)
- Dingtuna (Västmanland)
- Ed (Uppland)
- Floda (Södermanland)
- Gryta (Uppsala)
- Helga Trefaldighet (Uppsala)
- Husby-Sjutolft (Uppland)
- Håbo-Tibble (Uppland)
- Härkeberga (Uppland)
- Härnevi (Uppland)
- Kalmar (Uppland)
- Kumla (Västmanland)
- Lid (Sörmland)
- Nederluleå (Norrbotten)
- Odensala (Uppland)
- S Per (Uppsala)
- Sala (Västmanland)
- Sollentuna (Uppland)
- Solna (Uppland)
- Storkyrkan (Stockholm)
- Torshälla (Södermanland)
- Täby (Uppland)
- Uppsala Cathedral (Uppland)
- Vadsbro (Södermanland)
- Vaksala (Uppland)
- Vansö (Sörmland)
- Vittinge (Uppland)
- Vårdinge (Södermanland)
- Vänge (Uppland)
- Västerås Cathedral (Västmanland)
- Yttergran (Uppland)
- Ösmo (Sörmland)
- Österunda (Uppland)
- Övergran (Uppland)
See also
- Church frescos in Sweden
References
- Melin, Pia (2007), Fåfängans förgänglighet (Vanishing Vanity: Allegory as Speculum in Paintings by Albertus Pictor), ISBN 917031-178-1
- Hulth, Sonja (Illustrations: Fibben Hald) (1998), Albert Målare och sommaren i Härkeberga ("Albert the Painter and the summer in Härkeberga") Rabén&Sjögren, ISBN 9129645018
External links
- Media related to Albertus Pictor at Wikimedia Commons
- Albertus Pictor website