active around 1380 -1422 · International Gothic in Westphalia

However, precious colors and refined gestures make Conrad von Soest's altarpieces one of the peaks of international Gothic in Northern Germany.

Conrad von Soest is documented in Dortmund in the late 14th and early 15th centuries. He belongs to a wealthy family and occupies an unusual social position for a painter of his time, as shown by his marriage in 1394 to Gertrud von Münster. His signed masterpiece, the Passion altarpiece of the Bad Wildungen church, completed in 1403, still retains its narrative ensemble and inscription. Conrad combines gold backgrounds, vibrant colors, supple silhouettes and details borrowed from court life. He knows the French and Burgundian innovations of international Gothic, but adapts them to the pictorial tradition of Westphalia. Marie's altarpiece in Dortmund and several panels of saints extend this language of delicate faces, eloquent hands and rhythmic draperies. His works also show the attention paid to contemporary objects, costumes and accessories, up to one of the oldest representations of glasses north of the Alps. Died after 1422, Conrad exerted a lasting influence on the painting of Northern Germany. Died after 1422, Conrad exerted a lasting influence on the painting of Northern Germany. Died after 1422, Conrad exerted a lasting influence on the painting of Northern Germany. Died after 1422, Conrad exerted a lasting influence on the painting of Northern Germany. The "Conrad von Soest" selection notably compares the Altarpiece of the Passion by Bad Wildungen and Marienaltar. His reading favors details.

Conrad von Soest transforms the altarpiece into a precious world: sacred gold welcomes figures whose gestures, clothes and objects fully belong to his time.