Bouts, Dirk

Very little is known about the life of the artist. Karel van Mander, in his Book on the Artists , mentions that Bouts was born in Haarlem, lived and worked in Leuven, where he was an urban painter since 1468 . Bautz was influenced by Jan van Eyck and Rogier van der Weyden . The influence of Rogier van der Weyden in the works of Dirk Bouts can be traced particularly clearly, from which some researchers suggest that Dirk was his student.

In 1447, he married a girl from the well-to-do family of Catherine Van de Brugen from Leuven and moved there. The sons of the artist, Dirk the Younger and Albert , also became painters and collaborated in his father’s workshop. According to the documents of that time, Bouts was a very wealthy resident of Leuven and received the title of urban artist in 1468. He died in Leuven in 1475.

The artist's style is characterized by careful elaboration of details and skillful use of light and shade ^[2] . In his works, there is a hidden drama, although, outwardly, Bautsom’s interpretation of even the most tragic scenes seems impassive ^[2] .

One of the most famous works by Bautz is the altar The Sacrament of Holy Communion (1464–1467), created by the artist at the request of the brotherhood of Holy Communion. The central part depicts the Last Supper ; On the sides are four scenes from the Old Testament. The originality of the work lies in the fact that Bouts was able to combine religious contemplation and detachment with a convincing depiction of the real world ^[3] . In terms of characters there is no idealization; The still-life depicting everyday objects - simple pottery, tin plates, broken bread, etc. - is organically inscribed in the religious scene.

• "The altar of sv. Communions ", 1464-1467, Leuven , St. Peter's Cathedral
• two paintings "Justice of the Emperor Otto III", 1468-1475, Brussels , the Royal Museum of Fine Arts
• altar casement "Taking into custody" and "Resurrection of Christ", 1450s, Munich , Old Pinakothek
• triptych "The Descent from the Cross", Granada , Capilla Real
• Lamentation, Paris , Louvre
• Tombstone, London , National Gallery
• Triptych "Adoration of the Magi" (the so-called "Brabant pearl"), Munich , Alte Pinakothek
• “Behold the Lamb of God,” Munich , The Wittelsbach Foundation, Exhibiting at the Old Pinakothek
• "The altar of sv. Erasmus ", Leuven , St. Peter's Cathedral
• "The altar of sv. Hippolyta, circa 1470, Bruges , Church of Christ the Savior
• "Portrait of a Young Man", 1462, London , National Gallery
• "Portrait of a Man", New York , Metropolitan Museum
• Madonna Hugging the Baby, New York , Metropolitan Museum

• Bouts, Dirk // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : 86 tons (82 tons and 4 extras). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
• Mander K. van. Biography of Dirk Bouts, painter from Haarlem // A book about artists / Trans. with nid. V.M. Minorsky, edited by G.I. Fedorov. - SPb. : ABC Classic , 2007. p. 74-76. - 544 s. - (Artist and connoisseur). - 4000 copies - ISBN 978-5-352-02171-2 .
• Kamchatova, A.V. Netherlands. Flanders. Holland: Biographical Dictionary. - SPb. : ABC Classics , 2008. - 528 p. - (Artists of Western Europe. Biographical dictionaries). - 7000 copies - ISBN 978-5-352-02200-9 .
• Nikulin, N.N. The Golden Age of the Netherlands painting. XV century. - 2nd. - M .: AST , 1999. - 288 p. - ISBN 5-237-03603-1 .
• Vos, Dirk de. Netherlands painting. Masterpieces of old masters / Ed. ed. and translator I.A. Manevich. - Belgium: White City , 2002. - 216 p. - 5000 copies - ISBN 5-7793-0514-5 .

• Vasilenko N.V. Northern Renaissance. - Moscow: OLMA Media Group, 2009. - p. 42-43. - 128 s.
• I. Mosin, A. Saveliev. Great illustrated encyclopedia. Masters of painting. 1000 artists from the Renaissance to modernism / Vol. Editor S.Yu. Afonkin. - Vilnius: UAB “Bestiary”, 2012. - 208 p. - ISBN 978-609-456-105-4 .

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• Website dedicated to the artist's work (eng.)
• Dirk Bouts at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts (Brussels) (rus.)

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  "The meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek." The left door "Altar of St. Communions "(1464-1467). Leuven , church of sv. Petra

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  "The Last Supper." The central part of the "Altar of St. Communions "(1464-1467). Leuven , church of sv. Petra

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  "The test of fire." One of two paintings "Justice of the Emperor Otto III", 1468-1475, Brussels , the Royal Museum of Fine Arts

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  "The altar of sv. Erasmus ", Leuven , St. Peter's Cathedral

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  "Portrait of a Man" (about 1460-1470). New York , Metropolitan Museum