About the Author

After completing his studies of art history and archaeology at the University of Vienna, Karl Schutz joined the staff of the Gemaldegalerie of the city's Kunsthistorisches Museum, serving from 1972 as a curator and from 1990 to 2011 as its director. His particular scholarly interests include Netherlandish and Flemish painting, early-16th-century German painting, courtly portraiture, and the history of the Gemaldegalerie collection.

Reviews

"...no publication to date does as well presenting the artist's original paintings. The book can, on occasion, be more helpful than standing in front of the works themselves." * Hyperallergic.com *