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feeling, not
a gallery.
Choose a mood and the room itself answers — the light cools or warms, the air changes pace, and only the works that carry that feeling step forward from the dark. Everything else recedes into shadow.
Hans Strigel
The Master of Transition: The Life and Legacy of Bernhard Strigel In the twilight of the Middle Ages, as the rigid structures of the Gothic era began to dissolve into the luminous dawn of the Northern Renaissance, there emerged a painter of profound versatility and technical grace. Bernhard Strigel, born in the Swabian city of Memmingen around 1461, was not merely a chronicler of his time but a bridge between two worlds. While history
often reserves its brightest spotlights for giants like Albrecht Dürer, Strigel occupied a vital space in the artistic landscape, weaving together the meticulous, spiritual intensity of the Flemish Primitives with the burgeoning humanism and portraiture of the German Renaissance. Strigel’s journey began within the intimate confines of a family workshop, likely under the guidance of Hans Strigel I. This early immersion in the craft pro…