Konrad Witz Overview

Konrad Witz (c. 1400 - 1445) was a late Gothic Swiss and German painter, who was one of the first European artists to incorporate realistic landscapes into religious paintings. He was active mainly in Basel, Switzerland.

Witz was born around 1400 probably in Rottweil (now in Germany), an important center of trade which was independent of any feudal or ecclesiastical authority. He died around 1445 in Basel or Geneva.