The German Renaissance artist Hans Wertinger (c. 1465/70-1533) was a prolific master who worked in a variety of artistic media and oversaw a large atelier during his mature years. In 1516, Wertinger completed his first commission for Ludwig X (1495-1545), Duke of Bavaria, newly resident in Landshut. Two years later, Wertinger was named Ludwig’s court painter. The artist’s interaction with the Wittelsbach court, including its scholars, during these and subsequent years inspired many of his most innovative artworks. Wertinger painted portraits of the duke that addressed Ludwig’s conceits and conveyed his political and religious authority. He also collaborated with one of Ludwig’s advisors, the humanist scholar Dietrich von Plieningen, on book illustrations and a history painting with themes related to the classical past. As befitted Wertinger’s position as court painter, he provided a wide variety of decorations for Ludwig’s palace at Burg Trausnitz; these illustrate and elucidate the space of rulership. Wertinger’s success as a court painter is a testament to his versatility and innovation, as he created diverse artworks that both reflected and contributed to the broader culture of the Landshut court. / text

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This thesis reveals a culturally sophisticated Cypriot elite that moved with ease between Cyprus and Venice, between Orthodox and Latin devotions, between icon painting and up-to-date Italian artworks. Arranged in the form of microhistories, the present work discusses how the insular nobles negotiated their identity between the two centres during the early modern period. In Renaissance Venice, where they strove to be associated with the upper echelons of patrician society, the Cypriot elite followed the latest metropolitan trends, while on the island, where they were subject to a different set of social pressures, they opted for works in the traditional Byzantine style. At the heart of this study are three noble Cypriot lineages - the Podocataro, Costanzo, and Synglitico - that were well established in both Cyprus and the lagoon. Contrary to the prevailing perception of Cyprus as a distant colony where Renaissance culture found faint echoes only in the major urban centres, these families engineered and exploited opportunities for economic and social advancement that the shared political space of the stato da mar afforded them. Through the recovery of previously overlooked archival documents, the business and the domestic worlds of the three Cypriot families is reconstructed, while these sources shed new light on a series of significant paintings by leading Venetian masters.

Texte remanié de: Thèse de doctorat--Histoire de l'art et archéologie--Paris 4, 2001. Titre de soutenance : Recherches sur le rôle des modèles dans la production artistique en Champagne méridionale à la fin du Moyen âge : v. 1485 - v. 1535. N°: 2001PA040148. / Bibliogr. p. 387-403. Index.

Inaug.-diss.-Tübingen. / Lebenslauf. "Die gesamte arbeit ist gleichzeitig als band XII der 'Tübinger forschungen zur archaeologie und kunstgeschichte' im Gryphius - verlag in Reutlingen erschienen."

Texte remanié de: Diss.--Hamburg--Universität, 1985.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 1995. / Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 408-416). Available online via OhioLINK's ETD Center.